Which best describes the significance of free-speech rights granted to members of Parliament by the Bill of Rights?

The Bill of Rights protected members of Parliament from being punished outside Parliament for things they said during parliamentary debates. This let them criticize or oppose the monarch’s policies without fear of retaliation, so the best choice is that these rights allowed Parliament to oppose the monarch’s position. The protection applied to parliamentary proceedings; it did not let members say anything without regard to the law.

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