article_snippet: Mr Hammond will throw Mr Hammond weight behind plans for new laws to force internet companies to store email, web and social media records so web and social media can be accessed by the security and intelligence agencies.
article_snippet: Tory plans for new laws to require firms to store data on internet communications, so firms can be accessed as part of an investigation, were blocked by the Lib Dems who brand firms a ‘snoopers’ charter’.
article_snippet: But David Cameron has pledged to revive firms if this Tories are re-elected.