Mr. Brown said a private inquiry would encourage witnesses to speak out more freely. He also said the investigation would not seek to lay blame.

布朗说，私下调查可以鼓励见证人更自由地讲话，他还说，这次调查不会追究责任。

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The proceedings of the inquiry will take place in private.

调查行动将秘密进行。

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News reports said that America's Department of Justice (DoJ) had launched an inquiry into possible collusion among bidders in private-equity deals.

有报道称，美国司法部(DoJ)已经着手调查私人股权基金的竞标人之间可能存在的非法串标问题。

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Brown said a private inquiry would encourage witnesses to speak out more freely.

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The Chilcot inquiry will examine reams of documents, call witnesses for public and private testimony, including military,government and intelligence officials.

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But,he said the inquiry itself would be conducted in private.

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And the Communities and Local Government Committee (at 5pm) quizzes Sir Adrian Montague, leader of the Review of the Barriers to Institutional Investment in Private Rented Homes, in the first hearing of its inquiry into the private rented sector.

BBC: Week ahead in committees

The Communities and Local Government Committee were due to venture to Leeds town hall for the latest session in its inquiry into private rented housing, but that trip has been cancelled so that its members can remain in Westminster for crucial votes on press regulation.

BBC: Week ahead in committee

Mr Johnson's office said it was inappropriate for taxpayers to fund an inquiry into a private individual who had already resigned.

BBC: Former deputy mayor Ray Lewis in new City Hall role