Former minister drops libel action

LONDON - A former Tory trade minister, Mr Neil Hamilton, last night dropped his "cash for questions" libel action against the…

LONDON - A former Tory trade minister, Mr Neil Hamilton, last night dropped his "cash for questions" libel action against the Guardian on the day before the hearing was due to start, the newspaper said.

Mr Ian Greer, head of a firm of political lobbyists, who was also suing the newspaper, has also dropped his action.