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July 12, 2016updated 21 Jul 2016 6:24pm

Lords take up snooper’s charter fight to protect sources with warning law could place journalists in danger

By Dominic Ponsford

The House of Lords heard warnings last night that the proposed ‘snooper’s charter’ legislation puts journalists and their sources in danger.

Peers were also told that the Investigatory Powers Bill could be used by the state to turn journalists’ mobile phones into bugs and secretly grab electronic notes and unbroadcast video footage.

Lords from across the political spectrum last night urged the Government to provide protections for journalistic sources across the IP Bill.

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