THE TORY government suffered a humiliating High Court defeat today when it was given just six months to amend its latest Snooper’s Charter.

Civil rights group Liberty hailed a landmark victory for the right to privacy after the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) was found to be incompatible with European law.

Lord Justice Singh ruled that the Act was unlawful because access to retained communications data was not limited to fighting “serious crime” and was not subject to any prior independent review.