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| Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh sues News International and the Sun | Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh sues News International and the Sun |
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| Siobhain McDonagh, a Labour MP, has launched a legal action against News International and the Sun in relation to the theft of her mobile phone and is seeking damages for alleged invasion of privacy and breach of confidence. | Siobhain McDonagh, a Labour MP, has launched a legal action against News International and the Sun in relation to the theft of her mobile phone and is seeking damages for alleged invasion of privacy and breach of confidence. |
| The claim, which was lodged with the high court on 6 September, comes two months after a Sun journalist was arrested and bailed by officers working on Operation Tuleta, Scotland Yard's investigation into computer hacking and other invasions of privacy. | The claim, which was lodged with the high court on 6 September, comes two months after a Sun journalist was arrested and bailed by officers working on Operation Tuleta, Scotland Yard's investigation into computer hacking and other invasions of privacy. |
| The 35-year-old Sun journalist was arrested on suspicion of "handling stolen goods" in July in relation to a reported phone call from a member of the public who believed they had an MP's mobile phone. | The 35-year-old Sun journalist was arrested on suspicion of "handling stolen goods" in July in relation to a reported phone call from a member of the public who believed they had an MP's mobile phone. |
| McDonagh, the Labour MP for Mitcham and Morden, is seeking an order to prevent News International "from obtaining or using confidential information from the claimant's mobile phone and, or, publishing, or causing to be published or processing of confidential information by individuals in the Sun newspaper or elsewhere", according to the high court document. | McDonagh, the Labour MP for Mitcham and Morden, is seeking an order to prevent News International "from obtaining or using confidential information from the claimant's mobile phone and, or, publishing, or causing to be published or processing of confidential information by individuals in the Sun newspaper or elsewhere", according to the high court document. |
| The civil claim alleges "breach of confidence, misuse of private information" and "wrongful interference with stolen goods". McDonagh is seeking damages in relation to breach of privacy and breach of confidence. | The civil claim alleges "breach of confidence, misuse of private information" and "wrongful interference with stolen goods". McDonagh is seeking damages in relation to breach of privacy and breach of confidence. |
| McDonagh declined to comment on the civil action. Her solicitor Mark Thomson said: "We can confirm that proceedings have last week been issued in respect of my client's stolen mobile phone, but we can make no further statement on this matter." | McDonagh declined to comment on the civil action. Her solicitor Mark Thomson said: "We can confirm that proceedings have last week been issued in respect of my client's stolen mobile phone, but we can make no further statement on this matter." |
| News International declined to comment. | News International declined to comment. |
| Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers, the head of Scotland Yard's investigations into alleged phone hacking, computer hacking and illegal payments to public officials for stories, told the Leveson inquiry earlier this year that in April 2012, her officers had been handed information by News International's management and standards committee that "staff at News International titles appear to have been in possession of material downloaded or otherwise obtained from stolen mobile phones". | Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers, the head of Scotland Yard's investigations into alleged phone hacking, computer hacking and illegal payments to public officials for stories, told the Leveson inquiry earlier this year that in April 2012, her officers had been handed information by News International's management and standards committee that "staff at News International titles appear to have been in possession of material downloaded or otherwise obtained from stolen mobile phones". |
| "It appears from some documentation, which is dated around late 2010, that one mobile telephone had been examined with a view to breaking its security code so that the contents could be downloaded by experts (whose identities are unknown to Operation Tuleta at present) in different parts of the country," Akers said. | "It appears from some documentation, which is dated around late 2010, that one mobile telephone had been examined with a view to breaking its security code so that the contents could be downloaded by experts (whose identities are unknown to Operation Tuleta at present) in different parts of the country," Akers said. |
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