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Commons Speaker John Bercow Gags MPs Revealing Ménage à Trois

House of Commons speaker John Bercow has banned Members of Parliament from using their Parliamentary privileges to reveal details of a “celebrity threesome” couple. An injunction was taken out by the ménage à trois to keep the details of the alleged infidelity secret. The Telegraph reports: The Telegraph reported today that an MP was planning to use parliamentary privilege to reveal the names of the mystery couple – whose identities have already been widely circulated on the internet and in American publications. But a spokesman for the Speaker’s Office said this morning that Mr Bercow was taking emergency advice from officials, aimed at preventing the couple’s names from being revealed. The spokesman said: “Members should not breach the terms of any injunction/super injunction. With respect to how this is to be enforced, Mr Speaker will be taking advice from senior procedural officials later this morning.” A court order bans newspapers in England and Wales from publishing the names of the “well known” married celebrity who had an extra-marital ménage à trois. A number of MPs are said to be unhappy with the impact of the injunction on free speech. One politician said that he was considering the move because of concerns free [...]