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Phone hacking: The screw tightens

By Ian Dunt The screws are tightening in the ongoing row over phone hacking at News of the World, with Alan Johnson suggesting an inspection of the original police investigation may be necessary. The development follows several demands from high-ranking Labour figures for an inquiry into the allegations. Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has… Read more »

Hague ‘5/1 to go before party conference’

By politics.co.uk staff William Hague is 5/1 to resign as foreign secretary before the Tory party conference in October, bookmakers have said. The news comes as the row over William Hague’s relationship with aide Christopher Myers refused to die down. “Mr Hague has looked somewhat ill at ease under the media spotlight of the past… Read more »