[darreninthenet]

It was included, I think the wording was changed to include something like "when technically feasible" or similar

[toyg]

Nothing was changed. The government just trotted out a nobody to make a statement that basically said "we won't do it until we think it can be done"; the sensationalist media thought they had got their U-turn, ran a few headlines, and moved on.

The bill just passed as it was.

The British establishment is occasionally infuriating.

[jacooper]

That was 100% on purpose, they won't care and will force a backdoor anyway.