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Judge upholds open justice

Judge upholds open justice

Attorney general loses attempt to exclude media from ‘spy’ case

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Joshua Rozenberg
Feb 23, 2022
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The attorney general Suella Braverman has lost an attempt to stop reporters covering part of a hearing in which the government will seek to prevent the BBC from identifying an intelligence operative working overseas. She has until tomorrow to appeal.

Braverman had argued that the public should be told nothing about the nature of the proposed broadcast or…

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