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> so the Guardian fell for it. I'm not sure you understand the Parliamentary Privilege loophole (and I assure you both the Guardian and David Davis MP do!). It
by cal85 2y ago
> so the Guardian fell for it.
I'm not sure you understand the Parliamentary Privilege loophole (and I assure you both the Guardian and David Davis MP do!). It gives any sitting MP the power to effectively legalise mentioning something in the media - that's what David Davis MP was doing. His invocation of Parliamentary privilege wasn't just because he wanted to say something about it; it was effectively an executive action by him alone. He mentioned the New Yorker piece in order to allow the British media to mention it too. This article's headline and wording will have been carefully vetted by the Guardian's legal team, as it's still technically illegal to report on anything to do with the Lucy Letby case. The loophole is that court injunctions can't stop you reporting what an MP said in Parliament.