Speaker stops Commons discussion of expenses appeal

Posted by Press Gazette on 26 March 2008 at 00:00
Tags: Law

Commons Speaker Michael Martin today barred MPs from debating the High Court battle over whether their expenses should be released to journalists under the Freedom of Information Act, saying the matter was sub judice.

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