A future Conservative government would drastically reduce the size of the “Big Brother” state.

Were they to win the election, the Tories would slash database projects and roll back the “snooping” powers given to officials.

In future, Whitehall departments would face tougher privacy rules to protect the individual against loss of their personal data, shadow justice secretary Dominic Grieve will say today.

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