British favour privacy law despite Becks claim frenzy

MOST people in Britain believe the private lives of celebrities like David Beckham should be protected by law, according to a poll published yesterday.

The Guardian/ICM poll conducted in the aftermath of allegations about Beckham’s private life found a significant number of people favoured a privacy law which would have prevented their publication.

Some 69% of respondents said there should be legal protection from media intrusion for those in public life while just 11% believed there was a “legitimate public interest” in newspapers publishing claims about the England captain’s private life.