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| Sunday Mirror apology over Newmark investigation photos | Sunday Mirror apology over Newmark investigation photos |
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| A Sunday paper has apologised to women whose pictures were used in a probe that led to a minister's resignation, but says it stands by its story. | A Sunday paper has apologised to women whose pictures were used in a probe that led to a minister's resignation, but says it stands by its story. |
| Sunday Mirror editor Lloyd Embley said it thought the pictures had been posed by models but now knew some were real. | Sunday Mirror editor Lloyd Embley said it thought the pictures had been posed by models but now knew some were real. |
| Brooks Newmark quit after the paper reported he had sent explicit pictures of himself to an undercover journalist. | Brooks Newmark quit after the paper reported he had sent explicit pictures of himself to an undercover journalist. |
| Fellow Conservative MP Mark Pritchard, who was also targeted, has complained to press watchdog Ipso and the police. | Fellow Conservative MP Mark Pritchard, who was also targeted, has complained to press watchdog Ipso and the police. |
| 'Subterfuge used' | 'Subterfuge used' |
| Prime Minister David Cameron has said Mr Newmark was right to resign - but would not be drawn on whether the Sunday Mirror acted fairly. | |
| He told BBC Radio 5 Live: "We've got this new press regulator - let's let them make a decision. | |
| "Brooks has done the right thing by instantly resigning and trying to rebuild his relationship with his family." | |
| Mr Cameron noted there was "quite a debate here amongst the press and politicians about was it right, was it wrong". | |
| He added that he understood "a lot of newspapers turned down this story". | |
| Mr Embley, editor in chief of the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror, said: "The Sunday Mirror stands by its story relating to Brooks Newmark. | Mr Embley, editor in chief of the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror, said: "The Sunday Mirror stands by its story relating to Brooks Newmark. |
| "Subterfuge was used in this investigation - and we have been very clear about that from the start. | "Subterfuge was used in this investigation - and we have been very clear about that from the start. |
| "We strongly believe there was a clear public interest because of Mr Newmark's roles as Minister for Civil Society and co-founder of Women2Win, an organisation aimed at attracting more Conservative women to Parliament. | "We strongly believe there was a clear public interest because of Mr Newmark's roles as Minister for Civil Society and co-founder of Women2Win, an organisation aimed at attracting more Conservative women to Parliament. |
| "The investigation was carried out before the Sunday Mirror's involvement. We thought that pictures used by the investigation were posed by models but we now know that some real pictures were used. | "The investigation was carried out before the Sunday Mirror's involvement. We thought that pictures used by the investigation were posed by models but we now know that some real pictures were used. |
| "At no point has the Sunday Mirror published any of these images but we would like to apologise to the women involved for their use in the investigation. | "At no point has the Sunday Mirror published any of these images but we would like to apologise to the women involved for their use in the investigation. |
| "We have already spoken to one of them who would like to tell us her side of the story. This will be appearing in this week's Sunday Mirror." | "We have already spoken to one of them who would like to tell us her side of the story. This will be appearing in this week's Sunday Mirror." |
| 'Quite wrong' | 'Quite wrong' |
| One of the women, Malin Sahlen, told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet that she had not given permission for her picture posted online to be used. | |
| Another of the women, Charlene Tyler, told the Daily Telegraph it was "quite wrong" for the newspaper to have used her pictures. | Another of the women, Charlene Tyler, told the Daily Telegraph it was "quite wrong" for the newspaper to have used her pictures. |
| Civil society minister Mr Newmark resigned after the sting, saying he had been a "complete fool". Mr Pritchard said "questionable techniques" were involved in the paper's report. | Civil society minister Mr Newmark resigned after the sting, saying he had been a "complete fool". Mr Pritchard said "questionable techniques" were involved in the paper's report. |
| Adopting the false identity of "Sophie Wittams", a male freelance reporter described himself on Twitter as a "twenty-something Tory PR girl". | Adopting the false identity of "Sophie Wittams", a male freelance reporter described himself on Twitter as a "twenty-something Tory PR girl". |
| "Sophie" then contacted and interacted with a number of Conservative MP via the social networking site. | "Sophie" then contacted and interacted with a number of Conservative MP via the social networking site. |
| There was no evidence that any MP, apart from Mr Newmark, had acted inappropriately in response to the flattering messages sent to them from the fictional Ms Wittams. | There was no evidence that any MP, apart from Mr Newmark, had acted inappropriately in response to the flattering messages sent to them from the fictional Ms Wittams. |
| 'Serious questions' | 'Serious questions' |
| John Whittingdale, Conservative chairman of the Commons culture and media committee, said the paper had "serious questions" to answer about its journalistic techniques. | John Whittingdale, Conservative chairman of the Commons culture and media committee, said the paper had "serious questions" to answer about its journalistic techniques. |
| Former Culture Secretary Maria Miller said it showed why people had to be very careful about the sorts of images they took of themselves and put on the internet. | Former Culture Secretary Maria Miller said it showed why people had to be very careful about the sorts of images they took of themselves and put on the internet. |
| Culture Secretary Sajid Javid said it would be "wholly wrong" for him to comment on the case as the minister responsible for media policy. | Culture Secretary Sajid Javid said it would be "wholly wrong" for him to comment on the case as the minister responsible for media policy. |
| The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) came into being earlier this month, replacing the Press Complaints Commission. | The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) came into being earlier this month, replacing the Press Complaints Commission. |
| It was set up by most major newspapers, including the Mirror titles, to investigate complaints from the public in the wake of phone hacking and the Leveson inquiry into the practices and ethics of the industry. | It was set up by most major newspapers, including the Mirror titles, to investigate complaints from the public in the wake of phone hacking and the Leveson inquiry into the practices and ethics of the industry. |