Parliamentary Privilege.....

[mushroom25]

A legitimate tool to expose the wrongdoer?

Or an abuse of political power?

No link because it might get AB into trouble. The question is about the principle, rather than the issue in the news that brought it to prominence.

[DTCwordfan]

only one....and good luck - not worth chasing moi.

[spathiphyllum]

It would depend to what extent.. but on principle B... Abuse of political power.

[Mamyalynne]

At least now the name is out others may go about their business untwittered.

[ethandron]

That’s a good word mamy, untwittered, must drop that into conversation sometime :)

[Mamyalynne]

It seemed fitting.

[DTCwordfan]

nice one I heard was pervertamentary for Parliamentary....

[New Judge]

"Normally NJ I agree with your judgment, but, not in this case. Exposure of Collusion engendered by cash I find unsavoury, smacking of corruption."

Quite so, david. But I believe that the remedy to right such wrongs should not rest with MPs using Parliamentary Privilege.

[ladybirder]

BBC News has just named Sir P Green.

[ichkeria]

Well I’m damned: I thought all that Alan Sugar stuff seemed a bit random. I would not have had him down as favourite for that tho, I like Sir Purkhggg Hmmphh er

[Jackdaw33]

As has been said earlier, this goes back to 1689 and the Bill of Rights. No proceedings in parliament shall be questioned in any court of law. Full stop, as they say.

[ichkeria]

‘Unlike’ Sir ****** *****

[Peter Pedant]

// should not rest with MPs using Parliamentary Privilege.//
or Lords who are mainly ex-MPs and pretty useless when he was

I was expecting someone to jump and scream order order !
which may well have happened in the commons

//should not rest with MPs using Parliamentary Privilege.//
But the law books are full of things we dont approve of or want and we just have to hack it dont we? Brexit springs to mind ....

[jno]

I find Mamya's answer convincing. While the name was unsaid, various people had fingers pointed at them, quite unjustly. Doubtless Parliament should sort this out, but they're all too busy infighting at the moment; so I think Hain did the right thing.

[gness]

Not only untwittered, Mamya....but, not that I'm a fan of AS, yesterday's innuendo was uncalled for, a bit immature and pretty dangerous for AB.........x

[Peter Pedant]

oh how could they blame that sweet man ?
I was gonna say - does Philip Green run the Apprentice ?
but I get ridiculed for being ignorant so often that I didnt want to make matters worse

[Peter Pedant]

// nice one I heard was pervertamentary for Parliamentary....//
oh is it time for a replay of:

"Lesbian forces sorry Lesbanese - I mean Lebanese forces have just invaded.... " ( early eighties - they havent invaded anything recently)

[jno]

ah, Peter, you're remembering the Lebanese invasion of the BBC 30 years ago...

https://www.indy100.com/article/section-28-bbc-newsroom-protests-anniversary-lgbt-rights-sue-lawley-8366926

[ladybirder]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html

[Peter Pedant]

excellent - it nice to see we are keeping this thread on topic

[Peter Pedant]

Sir Philip denies everything

well he would wouldnt he or else the injunction doesnt get granted
Sort of total denial comes with the application to the court