The inquiry is also considering public interest immunity applications from MI5 and the MoD aimed at restricting its material at the hearing.

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The third set of appeal grounds also relate - according to the documents - to undisclosed information for which the UK Government had sought public interest immunity from disclosure.

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The UK government's public interest immunity (PII) application to exclude sensitive information is being opposed by lawyers for Mr Litvinenko's widow as well as media organisations, including the BBC.

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The Metropolitan Police (Met) wanted to withhold it on the grounds it would not be in the public interest to reveal it and argued it should have immunity from disclosure.

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