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| Cameron says Coulson's job 'safe' | Cameron says Coulson's job 'safe' |
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| Conservative leader David Cameron has insisted Andy Coulson's job as his communications director is safe. | |
| Ex-home secretary Charles Clarke said he should be fired after revelations about phone messages being intercepted by the News of the World. | Ex-home secretary Charles Clarke said he should be fired after revelations about phone messages being intercepted by the News of the World. |
| The Guardian alleges up to 3,000 high profile figures - including ex-deputy PM John Prescott - were targeted by the paper Mr Coulson edited until 2007. | The Guardian alleges up to 3,000 high profile figures - including ex-deputy PM John Prescott - were targeted by the paper Mr Coulson edited until 2007. |
| Asked if Mr Coulson's job was safe, Mr Cameron said: "Yes, of course." | Asked if Mr Coulson's job was safe, Mr Cameron said: "Yes, of course." |
| Writing in his blog, Mr Prescott said: "This really does call Cameron's judgement into question in hiring Coulson. The question Cameron must answer is 'do you back him or sack him?'" | Writing in his blog, Mr Prescott said: "This really does call Cameron's judgement into question in hiring Coulson. The question Cameron must answer is 'do you back him or sack him?'" |
| In a statement Mr Coulson said: "This story relates to an alleged payment made after I left the News of the World two and a half years ago. I have no knowledge whatsoever of any settlement with Gordon Taylor." | In a statement Mr Coulson said: "This story relates to an alleged payment made after I left the News of the World two and a half years ago. I have no knowledge whatsoever of any settlement with Gordon Taylor." |
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| And Mr Cameron, speaking outside his home in west London, said: "It's wrong for newspapers to breach people's privacy with no justification. | And Mr Cameron, speaking outside his home in west London, said: "It's wrong for newspapers to breach people's privacy with no justification. |
| "That is why Andy Coulson resigned as editor of the News of the World two-and-a-half years ago. Of course I knew about that resignation before offering him the job. But I believe in giving people a second chance. | "That is why Andy Coulson resigned as editor of the News of the World two-and-a-half years ago. Of course I knew about that resignation before offering him the job. But I believe in giving people a second chance. |
| "As director of communications he does an excellent job for the Conservatives, in a proper, upright way at all times." | "As director of communications he does an excellent job for the Conservatives, in a proper, upright way at all times." |