article_snippet: Details about the targets were collected by officers infiltrating anti-racism and other left wing political groups, and apparently continued after they were elected to Parliament.
article_snippet: If true, the files on many of the subjects existed years after the files on many of the subjects entered Parliament.
article_snippet: Four of those on his list became ministers during his time in Special Branch.
article_snippet: When demonstrations became MPs these files carried on.
article_snippet: Mr Hain told the Guardian: 'That the special branch had a file on Mr Hain dating back 40 years ago to anti-aparthied and anti-Nazi League activist days is hardly revelatory. '
article_snippet: That these files were still active for at least 10 years while I was an MP certainly is and raises fundamental questions about Parliamentary sovereignty.'
article_snippet: Special branch also investigated Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone (right) and former Welsh secretary Peter Hain (left) who said the files raised 'fundamental questions' about Parliamentary sovereignty .
highlights_snippet: Targets included deputy leader Harriet Harman, Peter Hain and Jack Straw .
  