Chairman says it would be 'absolutely futile' to go to High Court over journalistic privilege

The chairman of the Charleton tribunal has said he will not go to the High Court to require journalists to answer questions where they claimed journalistic privilege because it would be "absolutely futile".

Chairman says it would be 'absolutely futile' to go to High Court over journalistic privilege

By Gerard Cunningham

The chairman of the Charleton tribunal has said he will not go to the High Court to require journalists to answer questions where they claimed journalistic privilege because it would be "absolutely futile".

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