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Opponents of the legislation include the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, as well as dozens of Labour, Liberal Democrats, crossbench and possibly some Conservative peers

by Bethany Rielly THE “Spycop” Bill passed through the House of Lords today despite a last-ditch bid to halt the “dangerous” legislation in its tracks.  A “fatal motion” tabled by Green peer Baroness Jones to prevent the Covert Human Intelligence and Resources (CHIS) Bill from passing was overwhelmingly rejected by 440 to 29 votes.  Under the proposed legislation, public authorities ranging from police and MI5 to the Environmental and Food Standards Agency will be able to authoris...