Britain has announced that it has convinced the Bush Administration to suspend the military trials of 2 British subjects.

White House statement issued from President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, said Washington had suspended proceedings against the two Britons and that no proceedings would be started against any Australian nationals before consultations with Canberra.

Campaigners urged Britain's Attorney General Lord Goldsmith to take a firm line.

"No lawyer can possibly concede that the military tribunal can be a solution when the Commander in Chief has prejudiced the tribunal by his remarks in front of mass television," said Stephen Jakobi of Fair Trials Abroad.

Bush said at a news conference on Sunday: "The only thing that I know for certain is that these are bad people."

In other detainee related news, 37 prisoners at Guantanamo have been released.