Question to the Attorney General:

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the prosecution of Greg Hadfield in the Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on 17 November, what discussions they have had with the Crown Prosecution Service about why they brought an exhibit to the court that the judge found was not an accurate record; what assessment they have made of the implications for freedom of speech; and what actions they are taking in response.

The Crown Prosecution Service makes prosecution decisions independently.

CPS prosecutors are committed to protecting the principles of free expression and to prosecuting objectively and fairly, in accordance with the two-stage test in the Code for Crown Prosecutors.