The chief constable of South Yorkshire Police has told MPs the BBC put his force in "a very difficult position" over a planned search of Sir Cliff Richard's home.
David Crompton told the Home Affairs Select Committee the broadcaster "made it clear to my staff that they were in a position to publish" and would run a story about the investigation without some kind of deal.
He said: "We were placed in a very difficult position because of the original leak and the BBC came to us knowing everything that we knew, as far as the investigation was concerned.
"My concern was that if we showed the BBC the door, the very clear impression which had been left with my staff in the media department was that they were likely to publish the story. That would have impeded our investigation.
"I'm confident that we made the right decision in difficult and unusual circumstances."
Committee chairman Keith Vaz put it to Mr Crompton that the broadcaster had blackmailed him, to which the police chief replied: "Blackmail is a very strong word. The BBC made it clear to my staff that they were in a position to publish. It put us in a very difficult position."
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