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MPs in bid to block police fraud probe

A handful of Labour MPs is trying to block the police ­investigation into the ­possible criminal abuse of Commons expenses, the Sunday Herald can reveal.

It is understood the group has warned the Metropolitian Police that probes into expenses may breach “­parliamentary privilege”, the ancient right that protects proceedings in Parliament, which notably allows freedom of speech in the Commons chamber.