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Speaker set for showdown with critics over arrest of Tory MP

Commons speaker Michael Martin was heading for a showdown with his Westminster critics last night as fellow Scottish MPs claimed he is the target of a witchhunt over the arrest of Conservative MP Damian Green.

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TORCUIL CRICHTON, Chief UK political correspondent

Commons speaker Michael Martin was heading for a showdown with his Westminster critics last night as fellow Scottish MPs claimed he is the target of a witchhunt over the arrest of Conservative MP Damian Green.