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Originally Posted by Chris
I suspect he feels bad for her - after the torrid time she had in the *witness* box it's hard to remember she isn't actually on trial.
MPs can, and do, use Parliamentary privilege to say all sorts of things that would land anyone else in the dock. Seeing as this country is suppsoed to be a parliamentary democracy, I think that's fair enough. The judge should just suck it up and get on with his job, part of which is guiding the jury as to what they should evaluate and what they should ignore.
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I didn't think Parliamentary privilege applied in the case of media interviews but even if they did no one is saying he has broken any law, just that it was an unwise intervention for a Prime Minister to make. I also don't see the relevance of it being a democracy, it doesn't seem fair for defendants to see the Prime Minister commenting on their case. Again not saying it's illegal but it is an error of judgement.
Anyway my main problem is the way public figures are going around with this '#TeamNigella' stuff. This is the kind of thing teenage girls do on Twitter between media created rivalries with pop stars or the Twilight movies, not adults discussing criminal trials and a messy public divorce.
