Leading Lib Dem sues over phone hacking-1st Coalition MP to launch damages claim against News Intl

[kpete]

Source: Independent UK

Leading Lib Dem sues over phone hacking
The deputy to Nick Clegg has become the first Coalition MP to launch a damages claim against News International

By Cahal Milmo, Chief Reporter
Friday, 12 August 2011SHARE PRINTEMAILTEXT SIZE NORMALLARGEEXTRA LARGE
Simon Hughes, the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, has become the first Coalition MP to launch a damages claim against News International over phone hacking.

The London MP was one of eight victims, including members of the royal household and celebrities, who were named during the 2007 prosecution of private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, but Mr Hughes said he had decided to start proceedings this week to help "get to the bottom" of the scandal that led to the closure of the News of the World.

The senior Lib Dem gave an interview to The Sun in January 2006 while standing for his party's leadership, confirming that he had homosexual relationships after he was presented with what the newspaper described as "pretty incontrovertible" evidence that he used a gay chatline. There is no evidence the article was based on intercepted voicemails.

It is understood that Mr Hughes' claim relates to a period after the publication of that story between February and March 2006 when Mr Mulcaire, who was paid £105,000 a year by the NOTW for "research and information services", accessed his voicemails on eight occasions

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/leading-lib-dem-sues-over-phone-hacking-2336251.html

[DCKit]

1. It's a start. nt

[beac]

2. Good. I was afraid the London riots were going to sweep this all under the rug. n/t

[Kingofalldems]

3. Kick and Rec for all the Fox fans stopping in

Coming to the US in the very near future.

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.