IT JUST GETS WORSE FOR THE BBC:

David Kelly told a Sunday Times journalist that Andrew Gilligan’s report on the Today programme was “bullshit” and said he had been “put through the wringer” by the Ministry of Defence over the affair. . . .

Rufford told the inquiry it was not unusual for him to visit Dr Kelly at his home, but admitted part of his reason for visiting the government scientist on that day had been to ask him about the row between the government and the BBC over the September dossier on Iraq’s weapons.

He said that in their conversation Dr Kelly described the dossier as “factual and credible”.

Hmm. That’s not the impression the BBC gave.

UPDATE: A reader from Britain emails that the Beeb’s broadcasts don’t seem to have gotten around to mentioning this item. Imagine!