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| MP was bugged twice, report says | MP was bugged twice, report says |
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| A Labour MP was bugged on two visits to see a constituent in jail, the home secretary is expected to tell the Commons shortly. | |
| She will give details of an inquiry into the recording of Sadiq Khan at Woodhill Prison in Milton Keynes. | She will give details of an inquiry into the recording of Sadiq Khan at Woodhill Prison in Milton Keynes. |
| Senior police officers who ordered the recording of the conversations did not know who Mr Khan was, but junior officers did, the BBC understands. | Senior police officers who ordered the recording of the conversations did not know who Mr Khan was, but junior officers did, the BBC understands. |
| And the report will say the recordings did not breach political protocol. | And the report will say the recordings did not breach political protocol. |
| Mr Khan, the MP for Tooting in south London, was secretly recorded when he met terror suspect Babar Ahmad on two separate visits in 2005 and 2006. | Mr Khan, the MP for Tooting in south London, was secretly recorded when he met terror suspect Babar Ahmad on two separate visits in 2005 and 2006. |
| The US is seeking to extradite Mr Ahmad on suspicion of running websites raising funds for the Taleban. Mr Khan has been campaigning for his release. | The US is seeking to extradite Mr Ahmad on suspicion of running websites raising funds for the Taleban. Mr Khan has been campaigning for his release. |
| Wilson's pledge | Wilson's pledge |
| The Sunday Times alleged that a bugging device had been hidden inside a hollowed-out table in the jail's main visiting hall. | The Sunday Times alleged that a bugging device had been hidden inside a hollowed-out table in the jail's main visiting hall. |
| Ms Smith said on Wednesday she had not yet received the reportAnd an ex-police intelligence officer at the prison said he faced "sustained pressure" to bug Mr Khan. | Ms Smith said on Wednesday she had not yet received the reportAnd an ex-police intelligence officer at the prison said he faced "sustained pressure" to bug Mr Khan. |
| MPs are not supposed to be bugged, according to the so-called "Wilson doctrine". | MPs are not supposed to be bugged, according to the so-called "Wilson doctrine". |
| This was introduced in 1966 when Harold Wilson, prime minister at the time, feared MI5 might be monitoring politicians without permission. | This was introduced in 1966 when Harold Wilson, prime minister at the time, feared MI5 might be monitoring politicians without permission. |
| He pledged no MP's phone would ever be bugged. | He pledged no MP's phone would ever be bugged. |
| This was later widened to include all forms of communications and every subsequent prime minister has gone along with the doctrine - although Gordon Brown altered it last summer so it did not cover bugging authorised by police rather than the home secretary. | This was later widened to include all forms of communications and every subsequent prime minister has gone along with the doctrine - although Gordon Brown altered it last summer so it did not cover bugging authorised by police rather than the home secretary. |
| Chief Surveillance Commissioner Sir Christopher Rose has led the inquiry. | Chief Surveillance Commissioner Sir Christopher Rose has led the inquiry. |
| It is understood his report will stress that the confidentiality of conversations between MPs and constituents should remain protected. | It is understood his report will stress that the confidentiality of conversations between MPs and constituents should remain protected. |
| Ms Smith is also expected to announce a review into the laws surrounding this issue. | Ms Smith is also expected to announce a review into the laws surrounding this issue. |