Proceeding contribution from Viscount Hailsham (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 3 December 2008. It occurred during Speaker's statement on Speaker's Statement.
Speaker's Statement
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Would you be kind enough to confirm that the police are not above the law? What has happened here is that they have entered this House without a warrant. They failed to tell the Serjeant at Arms that she could refuse that entry. That is a scandal, and the police have behaved deplorably. Could you advise the House, Mr. Speaker, about what powers we have to call those senior police officers to account for what is a scandal?
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 485 c6
- Session
- 2008-09
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Administration of justice Arrests Criminal law Committees Members Parliament Metropolitan Police Parliamentary privilege Right of search Speaker Green, Damian Serjeant at Arms
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