Wednesday 30 November 2011

UK Houses of Parliament police: no political material allowed in Parliament

UK Houses of Parliament police: no political material allowed in Parliament:


Police officers at Britain's Houses of Parliament have been caught telling protesters that political material may not be brought into the government's deliberative house; reports say this wasn't the first time.



“As she arrived at security, a police officer confiscated her lobby briefing material and told her that she was not allowed to have anything of a political nature. In fact, she was told that this was a direction from the House authorities. The officer then spoke to a senior officer, who gave the same response.”




Police attempt to ban “political materials” from House of Commons

(Thanks, Alex)




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