David Ruffley, previously a Shadow Minister for Police Reform, said Assistant Commissioner John Yates was «not competent» in his role
over phone 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.
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 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.
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.
The chairman of the Press Complaints Commission defended the body» s actions over
the phone hacking allegations by tabloid newspapers.
David Cameron was quizzed on the role of Rebekah Brooks and News International in relation to
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.