This is a reversal of the Wilson doctrine. [0]<p>A few months ago there was a leak [1] which suggested GCHQ were spying on Scottish MSPs (Members of the Scottish Parliament) and MEPs.<p>Now, of course, they can continue to spy on Scottish elected officials without anyone being able to claim unfair treatment of MPs over others.<p>Edit: The other argument is of course that before this ruling, MPs were &quot;above the law&quot; so to speak. So in that sense it is a bit of a re-balancing.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Wilson_Doctrine" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Wilson_Doctrine</a><p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bbc.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;uk-scotland-scotland-politics-33650000" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bbc.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;uk-scotland-scotland-politics-3365...</a>