Philip Green tried to overturn my parliamentary privilege – he has so far failed, and good thing too | Peter Hain

Absolute free speech is a right enshrined in the law, which is fundamental to British democracy. We must defend itKnight of the Realm and business tycoon Sir Philip Green spends a lot of money on expensive lawyers.First, he took out an injunction in 2018 to block the media from mentioning him over complaints from his employees at Arcadia Group, overwhelmingly women, about bullying and abusive conduct, behaviour which he categorically denied.Peter Hain was the Labour MP for Neath from 1991 to 2015 and secretary of state for Northern Ireland from 2005 to 2007Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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