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MPs' communications 'not protected', tribunal rules

MPs have no protection from having their communications read by UK security agencies, a tribunal has said.

Green Party politicians Caroline Lucas MP and Baroness Jenny Jones argued a long-standing doctrine protecting MPs' communications was being breached.

But in a landmark decision the Investigatory Powers Tribunal said the so-called "Wilson Doctrine" was no bar to the incidental collection of data.

Ms Lucas said the decision was a "body blow" for democracy.

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