article_snippet.sent: But, based on current polling, Parliament would be left deadlocked – with the balance of power held by Scottish nationalists opposed to updating the law.
article_snippet.sent: And if MPs cannot agree on a replacement, Britain’s spies will be unable to properly track the communications of Islamic State and other terrorists.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs May said that, in the worst scenario, the decision would be in the hands of a minority Ed Miliband government propped up by the SNP – which is opposed to new data retention powers, .
article_snippet.sent: There is a concern where we have a hung Parliament where it is difficult to get legislation through or a Labour government that is propped up by Sturgeon’s SNP.
highlights_snippet.sent: But based on current polling Parliament could be left deadlocked .