Keep politics out of the courts

It’s not for judges to say whether witnesses should have answered MPs’ questions

Should you face up to two years in prison — and an unlimited fine — if you refuse to answer MPs’ questions? That’s what the House of Commons privileges committee is provisionally proposing in a much-delayed report. It was published over a bank holiday weekend while parliament stood prorogued: though dated Monday 3 May, it was released on Sunday. If impl…