Blair May Tap MP Phones
The British prime minister is planning on scrapping a 40-year ban on tapping MPs' telephones. The soon-to-be tapped are jolly cross. | story
Independent: Tony Blair is preparing to scrap a 40-year ban on tapping MPs’ telephones, despite fierce Cabinet opposition, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.
He is expected to formally announce to the Commons within weeks that MPs can no longer be sure that the security services and others will not intercept their communications. | story
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