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Attorney General halts BBC probe

The Attorney General has obtained an injunction against the BBC to stop it broadcasting an item about the cash for honours investigation.

The injunction was obtained on Friday night at a hearing which lasted around two hours at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

The Attorney General was successful in obtaining an injunction against the BBC.

The BBC said its reporting of the story is a matter of public interest.

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You — Fri, 2 Mar 2007 - 22:55

So the BBC have some interesting information. They are not allowed to release it.

So they release an item about them not being able to release something. or nothing. Or whatever.

Pretty cunning, don't you think?

You — Sun, 4 Mar 2007 - 00:19

No 10 e-mail basis of injunction

An internal Downing Street e-mail between two members of Tony Blair's inner circle is at the centre of an injunction against the BBC.

The Attorney General obtained an injunction against the BBC to stop it broadcasting an item on Friday night.

The details obtained by the BBC could have been central to the investigation into an alleged Downing Street cover-up over the cash for honours affair.

But the police were concerned that the BBC could hamper their inquiries.

The inquiry began a year ago into claims that honours were granted in exchange for loans to the Labour party.

It has recently expanded into an investigation into allegations of attempts to pervert the course of justice.

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MuslimBro — Mon, 5 Mar 2007 - 23:08

I for one use the BBC for everyday news, I even watch it more than Al-Jazeera.

I heard that the injunction on the BBC not to list the name of the people involved in the scam has been partially lifted.