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| New Commons inquiry into MP raid | New Commons inquiry into MP raid |
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| A committee of MPs will hold an inquiry into police actions surrounding the arrest of senior Tory MP Damian Green. | A committee of MPs will hold an inquiry into police actions surrounding the arrest of senior Tory MP Damian Green. |
| The Speaker's plans for a wider inquiry is being boycotted by the Tories and Lib Dems because it will not start work until after the police probe finishes. | The Speaker's plans for a wider inquiry is being boycotted by the Tories and Lib Dems because it will not start work until after the police probe finishes. |
| Home Affairs committee chair Keith Vaz was among 29 Labour rebels who voted for an immediate inquiry on Monday. | Home Affairs committee chair Keith Vaz was among 29 Labour rebels who voted for an immediate inquiry on Monday. |
| His committee will hold an inquiry into the "police aspects and processes" as part of a Home Office leaks inquiry. | His committee will hold an inquiry into the "police aspects and processes" as part of a Home Office leaks inquiry. |
| Public interest | |
| Many MPs are concerned that police were allowed to search Mr Green's Westminster office 11 days ago without a warrant. | |
| Commons Speaker Michael Martin has expressed regret that this was allowed to happen but the inquiry by senior MPs he announced to look into the issue has become dogged by political controversy. | |
| I hope that we can conduct the inquiry quickly and efficiently Keith Vaz MP | |
| The government narrowly won a vote in the Commons on Monday on the terms of the inquiry and the make-up of the committee but opposition parties immediately said they would not take part. | |
| Mr Vaz said his committee's own inquiry was in the public interest. | |
| "This is an important inquiry and it is vital that the issues of political involvement in police matters and the process of arrests of this kind are thoroughly examined," he said. | |
| The terms of reference of the investigation have yet to be decided but Mr Vaz said they would cover "the police processes and the involvement, if any, of political figures in these matters". | |
| "I hope that we can conduct the inquiry quickly and efficiently in order to ensure that best practice recommendations can be made as soon as possible," he added. | |
| Mr Green was held for nine hours and his offices searched as part of a inquiry into allegations of co-ordinated leaks from the Home Office. | |
| Mr Green has denied any wrongdoing, saying the leaked material he received was merely embarrassing for ministers and did not pose a threat to national security. |