Met Police may reopen investigation into phone-hacking case

Published 06 September 2010

The allegations of phone-hacking at the News of the World could be reinvestigated if new evidence comes to light.

The Metropolitan Police have said that they will reopen the investigation into phone-hacking at the News of the World if fresh evidence comes to light.

Assistant Commissioner John Yates said that officers would consider if fresh action needed to be taken if new evidence was brought to their attention.

News of the World royal correspondent Clive Goodman was jailed in 2007 for conspiracy to access phone messages, but in 2009 the Met chose not to open an investigation after a Guardian probe alleged that phone-hacking was widespread at the paper.

Pressure to reopen the investigation has mounted in recent days since the publication of an investigation in the New York Times that suggested that former News of the World editor Andy Coulson had condoned the phone-hacking. Coulson is now the prime minister's communications chief.

Tessa Jowell and John Prescott are among those who claim that their phone messages were hacked.

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6 comments from readers

EhtchTee
06 September 2010 at 15:40

I think the most disturbing part of the headline here is "may".

Give me strength - has anyone got a backbone left that is in a responsible job in this country? The mind fecking boggles.

TC 06 September 2010 at 18:16

Suspend him and when they find he is lying, sack the bastard.

Susan Allan
06 September 2010 at 19:59

yeh the tory party could sack LOADS of people in this country for lying.

MY 06 September 2010 at 20:14

Who said 'sunlight is the best disinfectant'? At least Cameron knew any 'dodgy'comments on his phone calls would be erased by Andy Coulson.

It coincides with the return of Asil Nadir to bring Tory corruption back into the news.

Clem the Gem
07 September 2010 at 09:45

Interestingly, there seem to be more strands on this at The Spectator site - and a lot of hot air wasted in denial.

Labour are not pure on this either, but the central issue of illegal bugging, corporate responsibility and governmental judgement will not go away.

stuart
08 September 2010 at 05:32

I had my phone hacked last year and I was warned by my soliciter it would happen,and do you know what - the silly stupid MI5 spook was so carefull when my brother phoned me we could both hear him listening to me while he had on any questions on Radio 4. I kid you not,and yes my crime was I visted serbia in 2004.