Saturday, March 03, 2007

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 about two hours at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

Lord Goldsmith's office said he had acted "completely independently of government" on the matter.

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

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