I've just seen this plastered all over the front page of the papersin big bold letters.

So, you beat me to posting

Yes it is disgusting the way this is being handled by those who fear losing control.

There are far more important 'crimes' going on, why on earth was this man subject to such an infiltration of his life over the same sorts of lies, trickery and skull-duggery that all politicians play.

What makes me lagh is the use of the the words 'police state Britain'.
What has compelled a major MSM into using such a phrase?
Has something kicked some of the bosses into another way of thinking?
Is ATS becoming such a thorn in their sides hat they now feel they have to go with the flow of what's being discussed, and how, over the internet.

If the government knew and planned the operation, we live in a totalitarian state. If the government was innocence, which is likely, then we are living in a police state.

jakyll, study history. This has created a constitutional crisis, the last time the sanctuary of Parliament was breached - MPs decided to grab some pikes and meet in a field.

There is no way in hell that the PM and Home Secretary didn't know that this raid was about to happen, if the leader of the opposition, the mayor of London and the speaker of the house were told then why wouldn't the PM and Home Secretary?

First off I'm not conservative leaning & have little sympathy for the shadow minister concerned. There's ways & means of obtaining official information & accepting leaked documents from a civil servant is a kackhanded way of doing things.

That being said, I'm sure Labour politicians have used leaks while in opposition so they're hardly paragons of virtue either. What does concern me is that the Speaker of the Commons has allegedly given his consent for this police raid to go ahead. That is not for him to decide ... it's for the whole House to decide, by vote. The Speaker is merely the sounding board through which the House expresses its opinion & he cannot act without the House telling him what to do.

Speaker Martin should resign.

It sets a very dangerous precedent ... Members of Parliament should have the right to go about their business free from let or hindrance. This raid was a breach of parliamentary privilege.

If other members were concerned about the manner by which this particular MP was obtaining information it should have been brought up on the floor of the House. And it would have been for the House to decide what the punishment should be, if appropriate, not the Police, CPS or the courts.

stumason and infinite

I know my history and i am well aware of the repercussion such action may have.

But this doesn't make the action taken any less a kick in the teeth for the common people.The only difference is the degree of impact on those involved.

If the government didn't have rules/laws that allowed the rights of the common people to be taken away in the first place,then this kind of thing would not have happened to one of their own.

What is he charged with?
In order to be on bail he has to be charged with something surely.