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| Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan was interviewed under police caution in connection with phone hacking allegations, it has emerged. | Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan was interviewed under police caution in connection with phone hacking allegations, it has emerged. |
| London’s Metropolitan Police force confirmed that a 48-year-old man voluntarily agreed to be interviewed at a police station in South London in December. | London’s Metropolitan Police force confirmed that a 48-year-old man voluntarily agreed to be interviewed at a police station in South London in December. |
| Officers from Operation Golding, which is tasked with investigating phone hacking allegations, spoke to Mr Morgan about claims the technique was used at Mirror Group Newspapers during his tenure. | Officers from Operation Golding, which is tasked with investigating phone hacking allegations, spoke to Mr Morgan about claims the technique was used at Mirror Group Newspapers during his tenure. |
| He held the position for almost a decade from 1995 to 2004. | He held the position for almost a decade from 1995 to 2004. |
| The Mirror Group was brought into the phone-hacking investigation for the first time in March last year when detectives from Operation Weeting arrested four journalists in dawn raids. | The Mirror Group was brought into the phone-hacking investigation for the first time in March last year when detectives from Operation Weeting arrested four journalists in dawn raids. |
| People editor James Scott and deputy editor Nick Buckley were held, along with former editor of the Sunday Mirror Tina Weaver and former deputy editor of the newspaper Mark Thomas. | People editor James Scott and deputy editor Nick Buckley were held, along with former editor of the Sunday Mirror Tina Weaver and former deputy editor of the newspaper Mark Thomas. |
| Allegations against them focused on the Sunday Mirror in 2003 and 2004. | Allegations against them focused on the Sunday Mirror in 2003 and 2004. |
| Former editor of the Daily Mirror Richard Wallace was also interviewed by police the day after the other four journalists were questioned. | Former editor of the Daily Mirror Richard Wallace was also interviewed by police the day after the other four journalists were questioned. |
| Scotland Yard did not name Mr Morgan, but said: "A 48-year-old man who is a journalist was interviewed under caution on December 6 2013 in connection with suspected conspiracy to intercept telephone voicemails. He was interviewed by appointment at a south London police station. | Scotland Yard did not name Mr Morgan, but said: "A 48-year-old man who is a journalist was interviewed under caution on December 6 2013 in connection with suspected conspiracy to intercept telephone voicemails. He was interviewed by appointment at a south London police station. |
| "He was not arrested. | "He was not arrested. |
| "Operation Golding is a strand of Operation Weeting and is specifically investigating allegations of phone interception at Mirror Group Newspapers," they added. | "Operation Golding is a strand of Operation Weeting and is specifically investigating allegations of phone interception at Mirror Group Newspapers," they added. |
| In a statement released through his spokeswoman, Mr Morgan said: "In early November I was asked to attend an interview by officers from Operation Weeting when I was next in the UK. | In a statement released through his spokeswoman, Mr Morgan said: "In early November I was asked to attend an interview by officers from Operation Weeting when I was next in the UK. |
| "This was further to a full witness statement I had already freely provided. I attended that interview as requested on 6 December 2013." | "This was further to a full witness statement I had already freely provided. I attended that interview as requested on 6 December 2013." |
| More recently, Mr Morgan has moved into broadcasting, and was a judge on America’s Got Talent, before being given his own show on US network CNN: Piers Morgan Live. | More recently, Mr Morgan has moved into broadcasting, and was a judge on America’s Got Talent, before being given his own show on US network CNN: Piers Morgan Live. |
| A spokeswoman for CNN said: "CNN has been aware of this interview since before it took place, and has no further comment." | |
| A petition to see him deported from the US was started after he criticised the country’s gun laws on the programme. | A petition to see him deported from the US was started after he criticised the country’s gun laws on the programme. |
| He has also interviewed celebrities including Sharon Osbourne, Cherly Cole, and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown on ITV's Piers Morgan’s Life Stories. | He has also interviewed celebrities including Sharon Osbourne, Cherly Cole, and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown on ITV's Piers Morgan’s Life Stories. |
| Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |