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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. A Labour MP was bugged on two visits to see a constituent in prison, the home secretary has told the Commons.
She will give details of an inquiry into the recording of Sadiq Khan at Woodhill Prison in Milton Keynes. Jacqui Smith was relaying the findings of an inquiry into the recording of Sadiq Khan at a jail 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 report found.
And the report will say the recordings did not breach political protocol. And it added there was no breach of the political protocol known as the "Wilson doctrine", protecting MPs from bugging.
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 monitoring was carried out lawfully under the legislation," Ms Smith said as she set out the findings of chief surveillance commissioner Sir Christopher Rose's inquiry.
"It was properly authorised and fully documented."
Mr Khan, the MP for Tooting in south London, was secretly recorded when he met terror suspect Babar Ahmad on two separate visits, on 21 May 2005 and 24 June 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 pledgeWilson'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. Details of the bugging first emerged in the Sunday Times, which 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. Sir Christopher's report stressed 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. "There should be absolutely no doubt about the vital importance of covert surveillance techniques," Ms Smith said.
Ms Smith is also expected to announce a review into the laws surrounding this issue. And the ability to make use of such an "essential tool" should be preserved but "carefully regulated", she added.