Injunctions MP names footballer at centre of gagging-order row

The footballer at the centre of a gagging order over a relationship with reality TV star Imogen Thomas was named by an MP in the Commons today.

Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming, who has been campaigning on the issue, said: “With about 75,000 people having named (the footballer) on Twitter, it is obviously impracticable to imprison them all.”

The MP’s action finally lifted the blackout on mainstream media identifying the high-profile player even though a High Court judge had again refused to lift the injunction earlier today.