Isle of Wight Conservative MP, Andrew Turner , has today been one of thirty MP who voted against the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill (DRIP for short) in the House of Commons today.
It was highlighted on a Website and then later confirmed in a Tweet by Andrew:
I voted against #DRIP – along with 30 others. It was passed overwhelmingly though. Bill now in Committee stage in Commons.
— Andrew Turner (@TheIslandsMP) July 15, 2014
Andrew was also listed as ‘#DRIP hero‘ by the Open Right Group.
Previously …
Back in 2012 he made it clear that he was concerned about the then Government proposals on monitoring the private communications of the UK public, commenting that if passed it “could be the start of a slippery slope.”
Update 06:59 16 July: Added AT citation by Open Right Group.
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