London wakes up to new phone hacking claims
Andy Coulson, the prime minister's media adviser may be a little upset to read the papers this morning. This is because the 'voicemail bugging' story that led to his resignation as editor of the News of the World a few years ago has resurfaced thanks to a lengthy investigation by the New York Times.
Three and a half years ago Coulson resigned from his newspaper job after one of his reporters namely Clive Goodman, and a private investigator, Glenn Mulcaire, were jailed for intercepting voicemail messages left for royal aides.
Coulson has always denied knowledge of the illegal activities carried out by his journalists, but the New York Times report claims he "actively encouraged" at least one reporter to engage in illegal interception of voicemails. The alleged targets were not just royalty, but people from the worlds of showbiz and politics too.
Over at New Scotland Yard, they may be feeling a bit upset also as the same New York Times story alleges that the Met police discovered what was going on but due to their 'cosy relationship' with the newspaper did not fully investigate or inform victims of the bugging. Former deputy prime minister John Prescott, is said to be planning to sue the Met for failing to warn him that he had been targeted by Mulcaire.
Read the full New York Times story
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