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Maggy

04-02-2011 20:37

Colleague says Coulson 'probably' knew of phone hacking

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12368029

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A freelance journalist has told MPs that a former News of the World editor probably would have known about phone hacking by reporters at the paper.
Paul McMullan, in evidence published by the Home Affairs Select Committee, made the claim about Andy Coulson - who has denied any knowledge of hacking.

It rumbles on..

nomadking

04-02-2011 20:48

Re: Colleague says Coulson 'probably' knew of phone hacking

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probably would have known

:rolleyes:

Maggy

04-02-2011 20:49

Re: Colleague says Coulson 'probably' knew of phone hacking

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Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 35167185)

:rolleyes:

It's still rumbles on..and it's not going away yet.:shrug:

Hugh	04-02-2011 23:05

Re: Colleague says Coulson 'probably' knew of phone hacking

This guy first raised this early September 2010

Flyboy

04-02-2011 23:26

Re: Colleague says Coulson 'probably' knew of phone hacking

And was still ignored by the police. I hope they've got some good explanations for all these ignored pieces of evidence.

Hugh	04-02-2011 23:30

Re: Colleague says Coulson 'probably' knew of phone hacking

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Originally Posted by Flyboy (Post 35167330)

And was still ignored by the police. I hope they've got some good explanations for all these ignored pieces of evidence.

Perhaps it's explained by this line in the Guardian link

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None of the former News of the World staffers who have spoken to the Guardian claim to have direct evidence of Coulson's involvement in law-breaking.

Or is hearsay good enough when it's a Tory?

Osem	04-02-2011 23:39

Re: Colleague says Coulson 'probably' knew of phone hacking

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35167331)

Perhaps it's explained by this line in the Guardian link Or is hearsay good enough when it's a Tory?

Seems so doesn't it...... :D

frogstamper

06-02-2011 20:48

Re: Colleague says Coulson 'probably' knew of phone hacking

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Originally Posted by Hugh

Or is hearsay good enough when it's a Tory?

Sounds fair to me, especially big fat rich land owning ones with double-barreled names.:D:

Hugh	06-02-2011 21:20

Re: Colleague says Coulson 'probably' knew of phone hacking

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Originally Posted by frogstamper (Post 35168756)

Sounds fair to me, especially big fat rich land owning ones with double-barreled names.:D:

like Anthony Wedgewood-Benn or Christopher Paul-Huhne?;)

Stuart

07-02-2011 00:46

Re: Colleague says Coulson 'probably' knew of phone hacking

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Originally Posted by Flyboy (Post 35167330)

And was still ignored by the police. I hope they've got some good explanations for all these ignored pieces of evidence.

And of course, it's not possible that the Police investigated the claims, found no evidence and were therefore unable to do anything?

nomadking

07-02-2011 01:13

Re: Colleague says Coulson 'probably' knew of phone hacking

Just as in the 'Cash for Honours' affair.

Stuart

07-02-2011 01:42

Re: Colleague says Coulson 'probably' knew of phone hacking

Personally, I think that Coulson did know. While I don't expect him to have known about everything that went on under his command, I'd be surprised if he didn't know about it, especially after one of his reporters was jailed for it..

Maggy

18-03-2011 22:36

Re: Colleague says Coulson 'probably' knew of phone hacking

An update.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12786445

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A senior Met Police officer has offered to face MPs to "rebut" claims he misled Parliament by suppressing the full extent of the phone-hacking scandal.
Acting Deputy Commissioner John Yates has offered to appear before two committees to put the record straight.
He is accused of misleading MPs by claiming there were only eight to 12 victims of News of the World hacking.
Ex-Labour minister Chris Bryant also accuses his force of conspiring with the paper to cover up the scandal.

Flyboy

20-03-2011 20:47

Re: Colleague says Coulson 'probably' knew of phone hacking

That'll be intersting to watch.

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