MP calls for limit on UK surveillance powers as EU test case opens

David Davis says data retention laws turn 'entire nation into suspects', but UK lawyers say they are vital to terrorism cases

The British government is "treating the entire nation as suspects" by ignoring safeguards on retaining and accessing personal communications data, according to the Conservative MP David Davis.

Speaking before the opening of a test case at the European court of justice (ECJ), the former home affairs spokesman called for improved protections to prevent state abuses through bulk interception of private emails and online exchanges.