MPs can say and wear what they like
MPs should not be restricted as to what they can say in parliament and do not need a dress code, according to the recommendations of a parliamentary working group, says the Telegraaf.
Anti-immigration MP Geert Wilders had been under fire for calling a minister ‘stark raving mad’, while Labour MP Hans Spekman has been criticised for wearing an overshirt or smock.
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