Coulson case: Labour turns fire on Cameron
By Ian Dunt
Labour has piled the pressure on David Cameron following Andy Coulson’s interview with police last week.
A Downing Street spokesperson confirmed that the director of communications had been interviewed by the Met over the phone tapping allegations at News of the World.
“Andy Coulson voluntarily attended a meeting with Metropolitan police officers on Thursday morning at a solicitor’s office in London,” the spokesperson said.
“Mr Coulson – who first offered to meet the police two months ago – was interviewed as a witness and was not cautioned or arrested.”
The meeting prompted Labour to renew its attack on the Tories for failing to jettison Mr Coulson.
“The continued presence of Andy Coulson as director of communications at No 10 when question marks hang over him casts doubt over David Cameron’s judgment,” Harriet Harman said.
“It is time he took this matter seriously.”
Meanwhile, Labour MP Tom Watson demanded that Mr Cameron make a statement to parliament over the affair. He also demanded that another police authority take over the case from the Met, who conducted the original investigation.
Mr Coulson is accused of presiding over a culture of phone tapping and regular law-breaking at News of the World, but he has denied any knowledge of the practise.
