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Originally Posted by Livia

It's not been verified these documents exist except for a sensational story in a tabloid. And yet some are willing not only to believe them, but to stand up for them. Tomorrow the tabloids will print something negative about Labour and there will be people in here saying how the tabloids suck and shouldn't be relied on for news.

It was initially leaked to the BBC. The thing about the rules of journalism is, that although a journalist is under no obligation to reveal his sources there are exceptions and one of those exceptions are parliamentary matters. In other words, the government can demand to see the source from which this propaganda came.

Its an editors job to ask the questions and in this case, because it could come back and bite him/her on the nose, has to assure himself that this has come from a very good source because the government are within their right to be informed about this whistle-blower.