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Thursday, June 17, 2010

Peers give MEPs free access after MPs withdrew passes

Peers give MEPs free access after MPs withdrew passes

Peers are to give MEPs special passes to allow them access to the House of Lords - after MPs removed their rights to Westminster passes.



The move by MPs last year was seen as a bid to deny BNP MEPs Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons access to Commons facilities.

But peers objected to what they saw as a "messy, shoddy" proposal.

Head of administration Lord Brabazon said work was under way on new passes giving access only to Lords' areas.

He said it would have been "preferable" - for administrative and security reasons - if the Commons and Lords had "identical rules" for passes.


Labour MP John Mann said it would stop the BNP "parading round here as if they're legitimate politicians".

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