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By politics.co.uk staff Three former expenses MPs’ bid to avoid a criminal trial has been decisively thwarted by the supreme court. Judges rejected the arguments of lawyers representing David Chaytor, Elliot Morley and Jim Devine that the trio were protected from facing trial in court because of parliamentary privilege. They had argued they should be… Read more »
By Ian Dunt David Cameron has made an unequivocal call for greater political freedom in China, in a speech delivered to students in Beijing. The prime minister has come under enormous pressure to deliver a firm message on human rights to the Chinese, on what is predominantly a trade visit. “The rise in economic freedom… Read more »
