“The Government has rejected claims that it is conducting too much surveillance on citizens and has said that it has got the balance between surveillance and liberty right. It has rejected many recommendations recently made by the House of Lords.”
Government rejects Lords’ surveillance criticism • The Register
In essence, the government’s response seems to be of the “is not”/”is too” variety.
Another choice quote: “It is the responsibility of the House[s of Parliament] to scrutinise legislation”. See how the editor turned ‘House’ into ‘Houses of Parliament’? Well, that’s not really their meaning. This is Labour after all, who believe that the House of Lords should not exist, and that the House of Commons should have all the power and none of the oversight.
