John Reid was at the centre of a gathering political storm last night as he was accused of jeopardising the trial of terrorist suspects arrested during last week's raids.
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The Attorney General has privately told ministers and the police that they must be careful not to prejudice a future trial by making sweeping public statements. Lord Goldsmith fears defence lawyers for the suspects could contend that their clients will not get a fair hearing in court if it is implied that they are guilty before any trial.
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The row follows anger among Labour MPs that John Reid has sought to use the terror crisis to further his own career. Allies of John Prescott are furious that friends of Mr Reid have implied that the Deputy Prime Minister had been sidelined.
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There were also questions in the US about a briefing that Dick Cheney gave on Wednesday in which he warned of a threat from "al-Qa'ida types" . Democrats asked questions about whether he was briefed on the terror plot in advance. The White House admitted the Vice President knew of the plot but not that raids were about to take place.
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