Guardian hails free speech victory
Guardian hails free speech victory
Tuesday, 13, Oct 2009 01:08
By Matthew Champion.
The law firm that gained an injunction preventing the Guardian from publishing an MP's question in parliament has caved in, the newspaper has revealed.
Writing on Twitter, Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger thanked fellow users for their "fantastic support".
"Great victory for free speech," he added.
Paul Farrelly MP had tabled a question concerning Trafigura in parliament yesterday, but Carter-Ruck initially received a gagging order preventing the Guardian from publishing it, seemingly flying in the face of hundreds of years worth of parliamentary privilege traditions.
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