MI5 will not face contempt of court charges despite admitting its evidence was a lie

The MI5 has been spared contempt of court proceedings after judges ruled that it would "not be in the public interest" to do so.Despite admissions by the intelligence service of providing false evidence to the court, judges said proceedings against individual officers would be "highly resource-intensive".Delivering the judgment today, Lady Justice Baroness Carr Dame Victoria Sharp and Mr Justice Chamberlain said proceedings against individual officers would be "highly resource-intensive".They added that the case would face "substantive hurdles, which may or may not be overcome", including establishing a "causal link between what they said and did and the making of the false statement". TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The decision...

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