The Americans eavesdropped on a few g8 summits and had to apologise to Angela Merkel didn't they?
Being exempt from this law doesn't just automatically make them secure.
It was more the principle of the thing. A protest move, if you like. If enough people magically became MPs it would render the thing somewhat pointless. :)
Politicians get spied on. A lot.
The Americans eavesdropped on a few g8 summits and had to apologise to Angela Merkel didn't they?
Being exempt from this law doesn't just automatically make them secure.