Fancy rhetoric around Parliamentary privilege does nothing to reassure the public that MPs should speak on accurate information and tell the truth.
Already protected by a self-serving law from being sued for what they say in Parliament, MPs want this protection extended to public servants
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Jock Anderson
Thu, 13 Jun 2013
Thu, 13 Jun 2013
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