BRITISH politicians have questioned the way police treated Nigella Lawson's husband after he admitted assaulting the celebrity chef in a restaurant.
Opposition Labour Party MP Sandra Osborne asked in the House of Commons on Thursday if there is one rule for the rich and famous, and another rule for everyone else.
She was referring to advertising mogul Charles Saatchi, who earlier this week was given a police "caution" after admitting assault.
He contacted police after newspapers published photos of him grasping his wife's throat during an argument.
He will not face further charges or penalties.
Osborne said it sent the wrong message to allow someone to receive only a caution after admitting assault.
UK prosecutors' guidelines indicate cautions are appropriate for some assaults.
But, in the House of Lords, Lord Avebury also hit out at the "leniency" shown to Saatchi.
As Lord Avebury spoke, Lawson's father - former chancellor of the exchequer Lord Lawson of Blaby, who was present in the chamber - shook his head.
The Liberal Democrat peer raised the issue as Baroness Northover for the government answered questions on domestic violence.
He asked her: "Do you think that the leniency shown to Mr Saatchi when he half-strangled his wife set the wrong tone?"
Lady Northover replied: "I can't comment on a particular case and I think that what I'm struck by also is the media reaction, which is really very interesting, the support and the sympathy for people who may find themselves in such situations and also that these problems go through every level of society."
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg faced criticism for suggesting Saatchi's clutching of Lawson's throat could have been "just a fleeting thing".
Asked by a female caller to his weekly radio phone-in whether he would have stepped in had he been present, Clegg said he could not say as he did not know the full facts.
"I just don't know. There was this one photograph. I don't know whether that was just a fleeting thing," he said.
He was immediately rebuked by female MPs.
Shadow home office minister Diana Johnson said Clegg's comments were "disgraceful" and called for a debate in the Commons "on how seriously the government take the issue of domestic violence".
On Twitter, Tory MP Sarah Wollaston wrote: "So just don't 'call Clegg' if your partner likes to grab you by the throat to emphasise a point."
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