John Whittingdale, chairman of the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee - which will take evidence from the director general on Tuesday - said the reasons for dropping the Newsnight report remained unclear and insisted Mr Entwistle had seriousquestions to answer.
He made clear that Palestinians have to answer some very legitimate and seriousquestions about how they move forward with negotiations, given the reconciliation agreement they had -- that the PA had with the -- with Hamas.
"The serious crimes branch of the PSNI has questions to answer in arresting a high-profile republican who has always supported the peace process, " he said.