Critics say it places no specific limits on the type of criminal activity allowed, authorisations are given internally & it limits redress for victims. "There is a grave danger that this bill could end up providing informers and agents with a licence to kill," Amnesty has said.
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Here's the view of the Labour frontbench – "Such activity – the licence to commit a crime to prevent something far more serious occurring - has been happening for many years, but it has not been properly legislated for. This cannot be right":https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/police-terror-attacks-mi5-intelligence-labour-keir-starmer-b757785.html …
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Nick Thomas-Symonds says Labour will allow the bill to progress to committee stage but will later press the government for "robust safeguards" in the form of "very clear limits and oversight". Also says it should not retrospectively apply to the Northern Ireland Troubles.
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Labour MPs are on a one-line whip to abstain, but those planning to rebel are talking about Pat Finucane's killing, spycops relationships, the surveillance of colleagues such as Jeremy Corbyn and interference in legitimate trade union activities. Unite has sent out a briefing.
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Another Labour MP intending to defy the whip and vote against the bill today:https://twitter.com/RichardBurgon/status/1313087048136486912 …
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy, who tabled the rebel Labour amendment to the overseas operations bill two weeks ago, will also be voting against today:https://twitter.com/BellRibeiroAddy/status/1313096052245921794 …
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Understand there was a briefing call with Nick Thomas-Symonds and dozens of Labour MPs this morning and there was a broad range of opposition – much wider than expected. One source says there's a view that Keir Starmer could bring people with him on this issue, and should do.
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Another source says the call peaked at 90 attendees (including staffers), with Stella Creasy, Steve McCabe and Emma Hardy all voicing concern about the Labour whip to abstain.
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Do you know how ridiculous that sounds?? "Expecting a response from labour left MPs" to be honest I'm expecting a response from my MP about why she and others abstained on torture whipped by a "labour" leader!!!
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