Irony Alert: UK Parliament Attempts to Ban Political Materials from ... Parliament

Related: If you'll remember, Sacramento Cnty attempted something similar three years ago

UK Houses of Parliament police: no political material allowed in Parliament

Police officers told a member of the public they were prohibited from bringing “political materials” into the Houses of Parliament, the Commons heard yesterday. In a great spot from Matthew Barrett at Conservative Home, a woman attending a lobby on Palestine was told by two police officers that this bizarre ban was on the order of parliamentary staff.

In a point of order to deputy speaker Lindsay Hoyle, MP David Burrowes told the chamber:

“As she arrived at security, a police officer confiscated her lobby briefing material and told her that she was not allowed to have anything of a political nature. In fact, she was told that this was a direction from the House authorities. The officer then spoke to a senior officer, who gave the same response.”

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