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January 27, 2022updated 30 Sep 2022 10:58am

Government court bid to gag BBC over ‘spy’ story to be heard in public unless ‘strictly necessary’

By PA Media and Press Gazette

A High Court bid by the Government to prevent the BBC from broadcasting a story which would reportedly identify a spy is due to be heard in March.

The Telegraph last week revealed that Attorney General Suella Braverman is seeking an injunction to stop the broadcaster from airing a programme which would allegedly identify an intelligence operative working overseas.

At a hearing in London on Wednesday, lawyers said the case involves “matters relating to national security”, but few details were disclosed in court.

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