"Free Palestine, Vote Labour"

Rich, I'm surprised at you. All the parties are the same. Take Tim Archer, the Tory parliamentary candidate for Poplar and Limehouse, who has quite close relationships with the extremist Islamic Forum of Europe’s headquarters, the East London Mosque. He is due to appeari at an IFE event on 30 March at the East London Mosque whose purpose is to attack “media smearing of Muslim organisations”. That conclusion is as follows: Mr Archer is perfectly willing to allow himself to be used as a pawn by Islamists if he thinks there might be a few votes in it.
Other speakers include Bob Lambert, the former head of the Met’s Muslim Contact Unit; Oliver McTernan, director of “Forward Thinking;” and that celebrated figure, "Gorgeous" George Galloway – who owes the IFE, in his own words, “more than I can say, more than it would wise for me to say.” Nobody, interestingly, from the Labour Party.

Arafat and the dream of Palestine, An Insider’s Account
By Bassam Abu Sharif
Anyone read this?
They know it themselves, that's all it is ever going to be - A Dream!

And in the words of the song "Dream on"!

Martin Linton is my MP, I have written to him previously to express my views. For some reason he didn't write back!

Checking his parliamentary interests it also seems that Labour Friends of Israel paid for him to go over there recently too.

Wonder what that was all about.

I was only writing up last night, specifically, Moshe. If a Conservative was there i'd have said the same.

My mistake, Martin Linton was my old MP. Current one is Malcolm Wicks who is the guy that was sent off to Israel by LFI.

There's a nasty antisemitic cartoon from either La Libre Parole or Der Stuermer that depicts a Jewish oligarch with tentacles ... Linton's words are redolent of some despicable imagery.

These meetings blatantly breach the Public Order Act:

PUBLIC ORDER ACT

Acts intended or likely to stir up racial hatred

A person who uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or displays any written material which is threatening, abusive or insulting, is guilty of an offence if –

(a) he intends thereby to stir up racial hatred, or

(b) having regard to all the circumstances racial hatred is likely to be stirred up thereby.

Are you sure, Jon? It is an interesting point. I just thought privilege applied in the confines of the two main debating chambers and when parliamentary committees are in session but not to any old public meeting. And does privilege apply to every law?

"Parliamentary Privilege"; the "Law of the Land" does not apply on site in the HoC - that is why they have these meeting there.
I have been in correspondence with the Seargent At Arms, (the man responsible for booking the meeting rooms in the HoC) over the meetings sponsored by Corbyn earlier in the month - this was their answer.
In other words they can do and say what they like on the "premises".

Yes absolutely Rich, no sitting MP can be held to account for any breach of a civil law, regardless, just so long as what is said is within the "walls"of the House Of Commons, the chamber, meeting rooms and grounds.
If they held these meetings anywhere else WE would be within our rights to call the Police.

"Friends of Al Aqsa", isn't he the character in the new Baddiel film "The Infidel"?
What a joke!, can't wait for "Friends Of Bin Laden" to be set up!

Sorry guys, but if you can't have a laugh, (at their expense), with all this b*****k* going on it'll drive you nuts!

I am surprised by the Sergeant's response. I think he's wrong.

According to Erskine May, "privilege" only applies to "Parliamentary Proceedings".

Public meetings within the precincts of the Palace of Westminster are not "Parliamentary Proceedings", since they could be held anywhere.

Actually, Jonathan is right. Priviledge applies only to proceedings, not meetings.

Even though I was pleased to read moshetzarfati2 agreeing with Jonathan Hoffman; I am sorry to say you are both wrong; this is the section from the regulation governing MP's behaviour:-

"In the United Kingdom, it allows members of the House of Lords and House of Commons to speak freely before those houses without fear of legal action on the grounds of slander. It also means that members of Parliament cannot be arrested on civil matters within the grounds of the Palace of Westminster"

I think Jon that means the rozzers can't come barging in to feel an MP's collar. They have to wait with the cuffs till the MP is off premises

That was why there was the fuss about the Damian Green arrest.

MPs can be found guilty of a civil offence committed at a public meeting within the Palace of Westminster. But they can't be arrested for it while they are there.

I don't think you're right Jon

The Reader in Jewish Studies at a certain Midlands redbrick is a Friend of Al Aqsa, and writes articles/book reviews in its publications demonising Israel. Its tentacles are long, eh?