The Smoking Gun
I am actually with the Attorney General on this one.
It is wrong for the media to take up opportunities to publish details that could compromise a trial. The difficulty is that "exclusives" are everything to the modern media, and they seem unable to resist, despite the consequences. This is even more important when the potential trial involves the offices of our most senior politician.
As for who provided the leaked information. The old Columbo movies used to talk about means, motive and opportunity. There only seems to be one organisation to which all 3 categories fit and that is No. 10 Downing Street. Only time will tell.
It is wrong for the media to take up opportunities to publish details that could compromise a trial. The difficulty is that "exclusives" are everything to the modern media, and they seem unable to resist, despite the consequences. This is even more important when the potential trial involves the offices of our most senior politician.
As for who provided the leaked information. The old Columbo movies used to talk about means, motive and opportunity. There only seems to be one organisation to which all 3 categories fit and that is No. 10 Downing Street. Only time will tell.
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