The Damian Green arrest story resurfaces

Sky News are reporting that:

"Regular readers of Boulton and Co will recall that I have twice before (November 24 and January 21) written about evidence given by Martin and the Clerk of the House, Malcolm Jack, to a committee of MPs investigating the arrest of Tory MP Damian Green and the police raid on his Commons office.

Both told the committee, chaired by Sir Menzies Campbell, that they learned of the raid from Sky News "that afternoon", Jack claiming it was at 2.20pm. In fact, it was not until about 7.30pm that I revealed the arrest on Sky News, as Damian Green told the committee in a letter to Sir Menzies.

Was there, therefore, a cock-up, cover-up or conspiracy involving the Speaker and the Clerk and an attempt to pin the blame for the fiasco on the Sergeant at Arms, Jill Pay?

That's what Sir Menzies and his committee are wondering, obviously, because - in a new twist to this gripping drama - they have summoned Malcolm Jack to appear before the committee for a second time, on Wednesday 24 February, at 4.35pm in the Thatcher Room in Portcullis House.

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I'm mot sure the second appearance of Dr Jack before Sir Menzies and his committee will be a bundle of laughs..."

There are many news stories that will come to define the way that this Labour government have debased democracy, free speech and the rule of law; the arrest of Damian Green will be one of the clearest examples.



Thanks to Mrs Rigsby for the spot.