Communication security/ To stop the bill being “introduced by the back door.”

Four peers in the House of Lords have been accused of abusing Parliamentary procedure after they attempted to insert the controversial ‘Snooper’s Charter’ into another piece of legislation.

The charter was inserted as an amendment into the Counter Terrorism and Security Bill, despite widespread opposition to previous attempts to introduce the legislation.

If it passes in the Lords during Monday afternoon’s debate, it will be able to bypass the House of Commons and be fast-tracked into law.

Abuse of procedure’: Lords try to sneak ‘Snooper’s Charter’ into bill