Michael Martin off the hook,but the Met certainly aren't

It seems remarkable that the Sergeant in Arms,Jill Kay the Commons is not aware of the regulations surrounding the circumstances in which the police can enter the House.

The arrest of Damien Green clearly was not one and as Michael Martin skillfully passed the buck earlier today as he let the House know that it was Jill who authorised the search.

The speaker has granted a debate on the matter for next Monday and attention will swiftly pass to the police who failed to get a warrant to search the MP's private office and probably went well over the top in the whole matter.

Meanwhile the Prime Minister is sitting firmly on the fence refusing to commit to the question of the police until the inquiry of the seven wise men is over.

The speaker at the end of all this has come away if not entirely unscathed then at least living to fight another day.His seemed as angry as the Tory benches over the issue.

Although I note that Iain Dale thinks not

The granting of a debate on the issue on Monday and the creation of a Committee of Seven Wise MPs may buy Speaker Martin time. But he is a broken man, both politically and personally. One could almost feel the sympathy MPs felt for him. No one was willing to stick the boot in. But surely even his doughtiest defender would admit that his status and credibility is now terminally damaged.