Sentences with phrase «hacking allegations»

Sir Brian Leveson was appointed by David Cameron in 2011 to chair an inquiry into the conduct of the press in the wake of phone hacking allegations against the News of the World.

Phone hacking allegations against the News of the World have led to «a major crisis in public confidence in yet another pillar of the establishment» Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said.

On 6 December 2013, Morgan was interviewed, under caution, by police officers from Operation Weeting investigating phone hacking allegations at Mirror Group Newspapers during his tenure as editor.

About a year later, he was arrested over phone - hacking allegations following his resignation from Downing Street in January 2011.

Mrs Brooks also admitted that she had discussed the phone - hacking allegations with Mr Cameron in mid-2010.

The report, rushed into publication to coincide with a statement to Parliament on the scandal by Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday, focuses on the response to the first hacking allegations raised in 2005 and 2006, which resulted in the arrest and conviction of News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire for conspiring to intercept communications.

Then comes a key question: were phone - hacking allegations discussed with Mr Cameron at any time between 2009 and her departure?

The chairman of the Press Complaints Commission defended the body» s actions over the phone hacking allegations by tabloid newspapers.

The National Union of Journalists also objected, saying the government should halt the deal until the second stage of the Leveson inquiry, the one that is supposed to investigate specific phone - hacking allegations at News of the World and elsewhere, has been completed.

Doe sought discovery on his hacking allegations.

«Our message was simple: be careful on advancing the hacking allegations publicly, as they were thus far baseless,» Cashour and Ullyot said in their statement.

Neither government mentioned the hacking allegations or religious freedom concerns in their statements.

James M, jumping in, says the closure of a newspaper is a «serious thing», but «much more serious than that» are the phone - hacking allegations.

Louise Mensch has apologised to Piers Morgan over incorrect phone - hacking allegations, after admitting separately that she had «probably» taken drugs in the 90s.

As the News of the World man who went to Downing Street, he provided the through - line between phone - hacking allegations and Cameron that Labour needed to secure its political advantage.

Coverage of the phone - hacking allegations has been subdued in the British press due to concerns about prejudicing the trial, but with the case coming before court in front of the international media it is now expected to dominate the front pages once again.

He even hit out at the inquiry's lead counsel Robert Jay, who had suggested that Mr Murdoch's delegation of investigating phone - hacking allegations to Les Hinton might be «consistent with a desire to cover up».

Ian Edmondson and Stuart Kuttner, the newspaper's former head of news and managing editor, also face phone - hacking allegations.

A man who lost two children in the bombings told the BBC that police officers investigating phone hacking had warned him that their contact details were found on a target list, while a former firefighter who helped rescue injured passengers also said he had been contacted by police who were looking into the hacking allegations.

Christopher Graham, giving evidence to the Commons» home affairs committee for its inquiry into phone - hacking allegations, said his role was «frankly pretty limited».

David Cameron told the House of Commons that Lord Justice Leveson is to head the public inquiry into phone hacking allegations.

MPs debated the phone hacking allegations, where there was plenty of anger, but not all were queuing up to attack the News International empire.

David Ruffley, previously a Shadow Minister for Police Reform, said Assistant Commissioner John Yates was «not competent» in his role the over phone hacking allegations.

Simon Jenkins claimed nothing would change after the phone hacking allegations, and questioned why the story was leading TV bulletins.

David Cameron has been quizzed on the role of Rebekah Brooks and News International in relation to phone hacking allegations.

David Ruffley, previously a Shadow Minister for Police Reform, said Assistant Commissioner John Yates was «not competent» in his role over phone hacking allegations.

Alastair Campbell and David Davis joined James Landale to review PMQs dominated by phone hacking allegations.

David Cameron was quizzed on the role of Rebekah Brooks and News International in relation to phone hacking allegations.

It decided to close down the News of the World after last week's phone - hacking allegations.

Andy Coulson is among the seven journalists facing criminal charges over phone - hacking allegations, prosecutors have confirmed.

The former News of the World editor became the story when he was hit by phone hacking allegations.

The other is that Andy Coulson, the former Editor of the News of the World, who subsequently went on to work as Prime Minister David Cameron's Chief Press Secretary, has been forced to resign over phone hacking allegations.

Boris Johnson may have perverted the course of justice by branding phone - hacking allegations «codswallop» while a police investigation was ongoing.

Walton attended the meeting at which the Met decided not to investigate the Guardian's initial phone hacking allegations, and his name appears twice in the official documents released by the Leveson Inquiry.

The prime minister called a veteran Labour MP a dinosaur after he was asked about appearing before the Leveson Inquiry into phone - hacking allegations.

At an awards ceremony in the Robing Room attended by peers, MPs and members of the press gallery, Watson was honoured for using his membership of the culture committee to push for further investigation of the phone hacking allegations.

Paul Farrelly, who sat on the culture, media and sport select committee of senior backbench MPs, which examined the phone - hacking allegations, said it was simply not true that no stone had been left unturned in the police investigation.

Following the hacking allegations against Andy Coulson, these accusations involving David Cameron's latest appointment will raise new doubts about the prime minister's judgement.

US politicians are also demanding a probe into phone hacking allegations.

Mr Coulson was arrested in July in relation to phone - hacking allegations at the News of the World.