inquiry which is actually set in motion in 2015. motion in 2015. it s looking at these activities motion in 2015. it s looking at these activities in motion in 2015. it s looking at these activities in this - motion in 2015. it s looking at these activities in this first . these activities in this first report of a group of officers that was set up by scotland yard, they were called a special demonstration squad, and they were set up in 1968 commander report is focusing on the years between 1968 in 1975. back in that period, this group was spying on organisations like the anti apartheid movement, the women s liberation front, and also trade unionists. the chair of the public inquiry is asking the question, did the end justify the means? the chair, a very senior legal figure the end justify the means? the chair, a very senior legalfigure is saying he doesn t believe it does because he thinks the information that was being gathered from these groups, they were getting info
decision? special counsel jack smith has been aggressive in getting around attorney-client privilege. there are certain pieces of information he believes he needs in order to answer the question about whether classified documents were mishandled and there were efforts to obstruct. he went through the proper channels to get to around attorney-client privilege. you want to speak freely to your attorneys without it coming back to potentially bite you. paula, stick around. i want to bring in tom dupree, former assistant attorney general. what do you make of the contents? it s extraordinary this was allowed to be revealed. what do you make of the contents? the way it s not surprising is the president wants to fight the subpoena. that s what we ve seen, his lawyers often over the course of his time in office would urge cooperation with the justice department. that s not his nature. his nature is to fight. doesn t surprise me. that s the first question, what can we do to battl
week. we will bring you that live. fresh calls for the government to stop energy bill rises in april as the energy regulator ofgem lowers the price cap for gas and electricity. a new panorama investigation uncovers evidence that women are being misled and manipulated about abortion by some crisis pregnancy advice centres in the uk. the first female speaker of the houses of commons, betty boothroyd dies aged 93. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. we ll be live in windsor shortly but first, just to let you know we re expecting a news conference very shortly in belfast from police investigating the shooting last week of det chief inspectorjohn caldwell. two gunmen shot the 48 year old several times in front of his young son at a sports complex on wednesday evening. mr caldwell remains critically ill in hospital. six people remain in police custody for questioning. this is the scene, the podium, as we expect the conference getting under way. there are significant developm