Speaker faces being forced out after raid

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Senior MPs say he should announce soon that he will stand down at the next election after permitting police to raid the office of an MP and sift through confidential files.

One said: "I think that in the light of what happened last week, there will be more such talk."

It was claimed today that Commons officials were told on Wednesday night, a day before the raid, that police were on their way. Serjeant at Arms Jill Pay was apparently told the Director of Public Prosecutions backed the raids and she consulted chief clerk Malcolm Jack who agreed.

They told Mr Martin on Thursday morning but he did not forbid it from taking place.

Tory Douglas Carswell said: "It is no good blaming this on Commons officials. The Speaker had the power to stop this and he should have done so."

Former Labour minister Denis MacShane said: "What I want him to say is that on reflection what happened should not have happened."

Mr Martin has promised a statement on the events but MPs have threatened a protest after the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday.

Tory MP Richard Ottaway said: "He (Mr Martin) has certainly got some explaining to do."