Re: I don't understand this
If we bribe people or accept bribes it becomes a criminal matter. If we violate....
If we make statements that are libellous or disregard Court injunctions then we are liable to be prosecuted ... and MP are not ... at least not if the activity takes place inside the Palace of Westminster.
MPs have several extra rights, privileges and immunities by design. That's why the original raid was controversial since it was, prima facie, potential interference with an MP in the conduct of his duties (which is Contempt of Parliament).
What MPs, or rather Parliament as a whole, consider a bad thing is allowing the Judicial and Executive (i.e. the Police) branches of Government to inquire into the proceedings of the Legislature because it breaches the principle of separation of powers which was essentially the root cause of the Civil War.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
