John Bercow
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 16: Sally Bercow (C), wife of John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice on May 16, 2013 in London, England. Mrs Bercow is being sued for libel over a tweet she posted which referenced Lord McAlpine that he claims linked him to false allegations of child abuse.
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Today's ruling should be seen as a warning to all social media users
I should remind Members, as did my predecessor in 2008, that the precincts of Parliament are not a haven from the law.
I wish to report to the house that the rooms of a member were searched yesterday pursuant to a warrant issued by the circuit judge in Preston Crown Court on 16 May. The warrant related to the investigation of a serious arrestable offence.More quotes »
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£100,000 bill for Mrs Speaker as judge rules she DID libel Tory peer Lord McAlpine on Twitter
pain' as a result of the court case while Mrs Bercow said the litigation had been a 'nightmare' Couple: Commons Speaker John Bercow is understood to have disapproved of his wife taking part in reality TV shows Yesterday, Mr Justice Tugendhat agreed with the 5/24/13 from Daily Mail - UK Read more »
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A warning to Internet assassins
by Sally Bercow about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous , [Britain’s] High Court has ruled. The wife of Commons Speaker John Bercow tweeted two days after BBC Newsnight wrongly linked a “leading Conservative politician” to sex abuse claims. Amid widespread 5/24/13 from Herald Sun Read more »
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UK court: Lawmaker's wife's tweet was libelous
sex abuse. The broadcaster did not name McAlpine but has paid him damages. Sally Bercow, wife of Britain's Parliament Speaker John Bercow, said she has settled a libel case brought by McAlpine after the High Court decided that her 2012 tweet naming the politician 5/24/13 from Miami Herald Read more »
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Daft tweet by Speaker Bercow's loquacious wife DID libel lord
face*'. I did not tweet this with malice, and I did not intend to libel Lord McAlpine. Sally Bercow, the wife of Commons Speaker John Bercow, libelled a peer in her infamous "innocent face" tweet, a judge ruled today. At a hearing in London's High Court, Mr from The Register Read more »
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Twitter users should learn lessons from Sally Bercow's libellous tweet
where Eric Idle persistently says: "Nudge-nudge, nod's as good as a wink, know what I mean?" Bercow, wife of the Commons Speaker, John Bercow, refused to see it in such terms, maintaining that it was not libellous. Mr Justice Tugendhat disagreed, remarking 5/24/13 from Guardian Unlimited Read more »
