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Originally Posted by scastle
Actually, as I understand it, the police are not allowed on any private property (although owned by the taxpayer, it sounds like Parliament is considered private property) unless they are invited or have a warrant. I know that we had a lot of trouble at my college (enough that the police got involved), but the police could not enter the college until invited to do so.
I dread to think what goes on in Parliament though...
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I think the police can go anywhere they want if they have reasonable grounds to suspect that a criminal offence is in progress. They aren't vampires
The problem here is that the House of Commons is in a building called the Palace of Westminster. As a Royal palace it's exempt from all kinds of laws that apply elsewhere (most disgracefully, a lot of Health and Safety at Work legislation doesn't apply, so if you ever get a job there don't injure yourself).