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| News Group Newspapers agrees 'six figure' phone hacking pay out | News Group Newspapers agrees 'six figure' phone hacking pay out |
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| Chris Huhne claims News Group Newspapers targeted him as a "political opponent" | Chris Huhne claims News Group Newspapers targeted him as a "political opponent" |
| The publisher of the Sun and the News of the World has agreed a "six figure" settlement to a phone-hacking claim from a former government minister. | The publisher of the Sun and the News of the World has agreed a "six figure" settlement to a phone-hacking claim from a former government minister. |
| Chris Huhne accused News Group Newspapers of "knowingly orchestrating unlawful information gathering in the UK" at executive level. | Chris Huhne accused News Group Newspapers of "knowingly orchestrating unlawful information gathering in the UK" at executive level. |
| On Tuesday, the company apologised for the "behaviour of individuals working for or on behalf of the News of the World" but made no further admissions. | On Tuesday, the company apologised for the "behaviour of individuals working for or on behalf of the News of the World" but made no further admissions. |
| NGN also settled 11 other cases. | NGN also settled 11 other cases. |
| These included claims from the former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm, and actors Keith Allen, Catherine Tate and Mathew Horne. | |
| The News of the World closed suddenly in July 2011 as the phone-hacking scandal broke. | The News of the World closed suddenly in July 2011 as the phone-hacking scandal broke. |
| More than a decade on, dozens of cases are still being considered by the civil courts. | More than a decade on, dozens of cases are still being considered by the civil courts. |
| Chris Huhne was the Liberal Democrats' shadow home secretary in 2009 and entered government as energy and climate change secretary when the party formed a coalition government with the Conservatives in 2010. | Chris Huhne was the Liberal Democrats' shadow home secretary in 2009 and entered government as energy and climate change secretary when the party formed a coalition government with the Conservatives in 2010. |
| At court on Tuesday, he said he had agreed a "six figure sum" in damages with News Corporation's legal entity News Group Newspapers and the company would pay his legal costs. | At court on Tuesday, he said he had agreed a "six figure sum" in damages with News Corporation's legal entity News Group Newspapers and the company would pay his legal costs. |
| He accused News Corporation's legal entity News Group Newspapers of hacking his phone as part of an attempt to obtain embarrassing material about him and remove him as a political opponent. | He accused News Corporation's legal entity News Group Newspapers of hacking his phone as part of an attempt to obtain embarrassing material about him and remove him as a political opponent. |
| In 2009, Mr Huhne called for the expansion of a police investigation into phone hacking by people working for the newspaper. | In 2009, Mr Huhne called for the expansion of a police investigation into phone hacking by people working for the newspaper. |
| He also opposed News Corporation's bid at the time for UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB. | He also opposed News Corporation's bid at the time for UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB. |
| He said he believed the settlement "vindicates my long-standing claim that News Corporation directors and managers targeted me to get rid of a political opponent." | He said he believed the settlement "vindicates my long-standing claim that News Corporation directors and managers targeted me to get rid of a political opponent." |
| "My case is unprecedented because the unlawful information gathering was directed not by journalists but by News Corp executives," he said. | "My case is unprecedented because the unlawful information gathering was directed not by journalists but by News Corp executives," he said. |
| "They had two objectives: corporate espionage to help Murdoch's bid for Sky, and bull-dozing pesky politicians out of the way. | "They had two objectives: corporate espionage to help Murdoch's bid for Sky, and bull-dozing pesky politicians out of the way. |
| He called on the Metropolitan Police to open a new investigation into directors and managers at News Corporation. | He called on the Metropolitan Police to open a new investigation into directors and managers at News Corporation. |
| News Group Newspapers made no apology to Mr Huhne, in contrast to its legal response to other cases it had settled. A legal response contained no admissions relating to the former politician's allegations. | News Group Newspapers made no apology to Mr Huhne, in contrast to its legal response to other cases it had settled. A legal response contained no admissions relating to the former politician's allegations. |
| Mr Huhne said he had not requested a court apology but had settled because he would not achieve a bigger damages pay-out by going to trial. | Mr Huhne said he had not requested a court apology but had settled because he would not achieve a bigger damages pay-out by going to trial. |
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| Phone Hacking | Phone Hacking |