Thursday 7 November 2013
Summary | ||
The Prosecution Case continues | ||
Statement from the Judge | ||
Bryant Heron for the Prosecution | ||
Timeline – Sven-Goran Eriksson, Faria Alam continues | ||
Bryant Heron for the Prosecution | ||
Timeline – Andy Gilchrist | ||
Giving evidence – Operation Weeting Detective DC Oskiewicz | ||
Giving evidence – Guy Patrick (former Sun journalist) | ||
Statement from Candy Kandolum | ||
Statement from John McGee | ||
Statement from Kenneth Cameron | ||
Timeline – Milly Dowler Cross Examination | ||
Counsel for Rebekah Brooks questions DS Greg Smith | ||
Timeline – David Blunkett | ||
Giving evidence – Operation Weeting Detective DC Hargreaves | ||
Meeting between Coulson and Blunkett |
The Prosecution Case continues | ||
Statement from the Judge | ||
Saunders to Jury on media reporting: “Some reports in papers maybe misleading… there is a sub editor looking for eye catching headline” | ||
Saunders: “Eye catching headlines don’t catch the tenor of the case of the whole… An example of that is Sven-Goran Eriksson“ | ||
Saunders: “The suggestion NOTW was hacking his phone for six years or so is not an established fact, or necessarily part of prosecution case | ||
Saunders; “Listen to what the advocates are saying here, and particularly what witnesses saying, don’t rely on newspaper reports” | ||
Saunders: “What we’re concerned about it that a headline gets fixed in your mind as an established fact” #hackingtrial | ||
Bryant Heron for the Prosecution | ||
Bryant Heron, for prosecution, goes back to ‘agreed fact’ on Milly Dowler and Mark Hancox of recruitment agency talking to Kutner | ||
Timeline – Sven-Goran Eriksson, Faria Alam continues | ||
Bryant Heron for the Prosecution | ||
Back to Eriksson Alam timeline at #hackingtrial: prosecution reads statement from former England Manager. | ||
Prosecution summarises: “that when S G-E was shown info (from Mulcaire noteboos) he didn’t recognise number and other information” | ||
Bryant Heron goes through details of mobile number, st ives and other locations. Sven-Goren Eriksson said he didn’t recognise these details | ||
Mulcaire’s notes associate certain numbers with Ericsson in early entries which he says “I cannot attribute those no’s on Feb 05” | ||
More written statements from Sven G-E: “DC Evans plays me a tape from Angelo… a football player agent… you can get 40 calls day…” | ||
Sven G-E: “I cannot recall that message and can only assume it relates to my time before I was England manager.” | ||
Sven G-E: “I rang the number the caller left…. Luciana Merangon answered the call….He is an agent representing a TV company.” | ||
Sven G-E: “The company represented by Luciano wanted me to appear in an Italian Big Brother programme.” The item is now dated 06 | ||
On Alam statement: “After I joined the FA Sven used to pursue me… Sven would hire a private dining room (at Kettners’) I was impressed. | ||
Alam: “Sven would call me 5 or 6 times. He was smart and positive and I was getting attached. I flew out to his house in Sweden” | ||
Alam: “His house is on an inlet… we saw the press arrive… I stayed in the house.” 17th July 2004 “Sven was coming to see me..” | ||
Alam: “We were in a suite at the Leonard hotel, and David Davies called me saying NOTW were alleging we were having an affair.” | ||
Alam assures FA David Davies she wasn’t having affair with Eriksson: “He didn’t want to go back to Andy Coulson and sound like an idiot.” | ||
Alam: “After NOTW article published… (Secret Lover headline) Accompanying article was picture of me by Tooley St flat.” | ||
Alam: “I was summoned to a meeting with FA legal dept, David Davies kept bombarding me with questions. I admitted dinner dates nothing more” | ||
Alam: “I managed to get to a car and get away…. Another contingent of press outside my home… girlfriend took me to her place.” | ||
Alam: “I was constantly appearing in the headlines… I never returned to FA. Gibson told me to talk to NOTW and when I wouldn’t got abusive | ||
Alam: “I was dismissed by FA in September. In August 04 Max Clifford. represented me” 100k offered by NOTW and Mail on Sunday for her story | ||
Prosecution shows more from Mulcaire’s records: Project Faria Alam: Alam confirms numbers, address, additional info I do not recognise | ||
Alam on Mulcaire records: “Yes this the PIN number from my voice number” #hackingtrial | ||
More from Alam’s witness statement confirming Mulcaire records “this the FA contact number for S G-E on T-Mobile network” | ||
Of records of 2nd June 2004 “this is my old address…. this is Sven’s mobile number…” Alam “any intrusion has been done without consent” | ||
Bryant Heron for the prosecution “This concludes the evidence on the timeline of Faria Alam and Sven-Goran Eriksson“ | ||
Timeline – Andy Gilchrist | ||
Giving evidence – Operation Weeting Detective DC Oskiewicz | ||
Bryant Heron: “I’m now going to call evidence on the Andy Gilchrist…” and calls DC Nicholas Oskiewicz | ||
DC Nicholas Oskiewicz from Operation Weeting is the case officer eho compiled evidential report on Andy Gilchrist timeline. | ||
November 2002 Fire-brigade Union went on strike: Gilchrist was lead negotiator. 30/11 gave a speech to Campaign Group in Manchester | ||
Oskiewicz confirms that 01/12 there was an NOTW Editorial: ‘This strike has lit up the truth’ ‘belligerent… self promoting…glory seeking | ||
‘Reform or be Fired’ NOTW article about Gilchrist shown to Jury. He’s pictured and quoted about money to bomb Iraq | ||
5th December FB Union issued a press release about Gilchrist being ‘stalked’ | ||
Oskiewicz confirms 4th Dec 02 Miskiw calls Mulcaire. His notes ‘Re Andy Gilchrist’ name, address and numbers of his wife and friends | ||
Freelance journalist uses Twitter appeal to raise expense money to tweet Brooks trial. http://on.wsj.com/Hype3l | ||
DC Nicholas Oskiewicz explains how these particular Mulcaire entries verified by ESDA testing (imprint of previous writings) | ||
Prosecution confirm with Weeting DC further calls between Greg Miskiw (then NOTW news editor) and Mulcaire around time of Gilchrist hacking | ||
13/01/03 Brooks became Sun Editor. 20/01 ‘Fire Strike Leader is a Love Cheat… a love rat that cheated on his wife… year long fling” | ||
Another Sun article has a kiss and tell from Gilchrist lover. Joke about a ‘fireman’s pole’ and allegations Union money paid for affair | ||
Sun Editorial “Bad enough Gilchrist is a Marxist rabble rouser but now we expose him as a low life, cheating fornicator” next day a strike | ||
21st Jan 03 Sun pictures Gilchrist with the headline “I’m Away with the Fairies” pointing out his voicemail greeting | ||
The Weeting DC is cross examined by Ms Simpson (standing in for Laidlaw) representing Brooks over “buy-up” of Gilchirst kiss and tell | ||
Defence establish Gilchrist/Holland affair started and stopped in 1998. Also that there was “widespread interest… across the press” in him | ||
Defence counsel for Brooks asks Weeting DC to look at ‘Flaming Idiot’ ‘Fire Union Chiefs are Saddam Stooges’ in November 02 | ||
Defence point out there were 15 articles on Gilchrist and Fire Strike in the two months before Brooks took up editorship | ||
‘I’m Away with the Fairies: Cheap Gilchrist Message’ article from 03 (Brooks’ editorship) is a voicemail greeting message from home line | ||
Mid morning break for ten mins | ||
Back with Bryant Heron reading statements from Andy Gilchrist from March last year. He was a firefighter from 76-96. 2002 General sec | ||
Gilchrist: “Oct 02 to 03 – during this time I could have up to 60 or 70 messages on my mobile. Very busy time. Didn’t have PIN number” | ||
Gilchrist: “I was fairly regularly followed and harassed by individuals from various papers.. in 2002 about an affair with Tracy Holland” | ||
Gilchrist’s statement then verifies the other evidence on his timeline – first on Mulcaire entries. 04/12 entry significant.” | ||
Gilchrist’ PA was called by journalist about affair. In Jan Sun journalist rang a private mobile, and then knocked on his door. | ||
Sun journalist handed Gilchrist’s brother Sam a letter saying they were going to run story about affair. Ran story on 20th Jan | ||
Gilchrist also recalled the story was run a few days after Brooks left NOTW for Sun. He confirms wife’s details and home address | ||
Gilchrist doesn’t recognise an account number in M’s notes. He does confirm an ex directory phone number only given to close friends | ||
Gilchrist notices two numbers from colleagues, with generic Fire Brigade digits, with some errors | ||
Gilchrist on his phone number: “members of staff were explicitly directed not to give this number out” | ||
Gilchrist on him and his wife’s middle names “I don’t know how anyone apart from close family would know our middle names… never use them” | ||
Gilchrist: “I never had any personal contacts with journos from Sun and NOTW as they were hostile to union issues.” | ||
Gilchrist on NOTW and Sun journalists: ‘They also seemed to know where I was going before I got there” | ||
Gilchrist on another Mulcaire document – he recognises number John McGee, a fellow Union official, and name ‘Warren G’ – regional treasurer | ||
Gilchrist: “We knew we were being followed… and knew our phone messages were being listened to. We joked it was MI5 or MI6” | ||
Gilchrist in December 2002 “it was obvious I was being followed and we issued a press release to that effect” | ||
Statement of Tracey Holland, who had affair with Gilchrist in 1998. Statement from 30th August 2012 | ||
Holland recalls her interactions with reporters. Daily Mirror knocked on her door in late 02. She wouldn’t discuss it and he left | ||
Holland called Gilchrist’s office and spoke to PA. Two months later approached by reporter Guy Patrick, accompanied by photographer | ||
Holland refused to speak. Later that evening Patrick called: Andy was married at the time “I told him to go away.” | ||
Patrick told Holland the next day to co-operate, or “they would talk to her friends and family”. Feeling trapped, she agreed to cooperate | ||
Holland: “The Sun offered me 25k. I accepted.” Sun journalist got wind of Union intervening; “He attached a small black box to me telephone’ | ||
Guy Patrick taped the conversation saying Brooks wouldn’t run story. “I’ll have to play it back to her, I report back every night” | ||
Holland testifies Guy Patrick was also trying to obtain info about Gilchrist’s financial records. I stayed with Sun for 3 days | ||
Holland asked Guy Patrick where he obtained financial information, but he wouldn’t say. Brooks kept informed daily she believed. | ||
Holland contacted by NOTW a few weeks later about an expenses story but Holland couldn’t remember name of reporter | ||
Holland was contacted by Guardian and Mail in regard to Gilchrist phone hacking in 2012 | ||
Bryant Heron reads further statement from Holland about Mulcaire’s notes. Another page doesn’t have info relevant to me | ||
Ms Simpson for Brooks says tasking from 2002 doesn’t relate to Holland | ||
Giving evidence – Guy Patrick (former Sun journalist) | ||
Prosecution calls in Guy Patrick – former Sun journalist – as a witness | ||
Guy David Patrick is now a journalist for northern news echo. In late 2002 early 2003 journalist for the Sun | ||
Prosecution asks him about Gilchrist story: Manchester officer received a ‘ring in’ from member of the public…. Gilchrist having affair” | ||
Patrick: “From memory… Manchester news desk took call…. Peter Sherlock.” | ||
Patrick: “Dispatched with photographer… went to her address to check a) if it was true and b) if she’d do a story” | ||
Patrick: “Every story is different… generally you’re expected to take control of the thing…. If big money involved… go to superiors” | ||
Patrick confirms that money of that amout, 25k, would concern the editor of the time (Brooks) | ||
Patrick: “From memory we were given a name… used search engines available to public… Then I went and basically knocked on her door” | ||
Patrick: “She was a bit reticent initially…. wanted to think about it overnight… I went back to see her Sat morning. “ | ||
Patrick: “Intimated she would do it if the price was right…she was put up in the hotel for two or three days.” Prosecution pull up article | ||
‘Fire Strike Leader is a Love Cheat’ Guy Patrick confirms shared byeline for 20th. Article on 21st “I would have sat with the writers” | ||
Guy Patrick cross examined by Brooks’ counsel, Simpson. She asks about 25k payment to Holland. | ||
Simpson: “Who would apply judgement if it was worth it.” Patrick “A bit of Cat and Mouse… reported back to Sherlock… Brooks brought in” | ||
Patrick; “I spoke to Brooks the friday night. I worked with her at NOTW. Lot of money involved…. wise move to keep new boss in the loop” | ||
“The Friday” is the 17th the day Patrick first saw Holland. Saturday she agreed price. Article came out on the Monday | ||
Statement from Candy Kandolum | ||
Statement Candy Kandolum (sp) who worked for Sun and other papers, recalling her involvement in Gilchrist story. | ||
Kandolum remembers confronting Mrs Gilchrist and getting some quotes. “I had no contact with the editor… only news editor” | ||
Statement from John McGee | ||
Statement of John McGee, Fire Brigade national officer, recalling time up 2005 when he was working for Gilchrist during 02/03 strike | ||
McGee was campaign manager in discussion with government and officials during negotiations and then strike | ||
McGee: “Gilchrist was targeted by the media, particularly the tabloids, because he…. as general secretary… had authority to call strike” | ||
McGee: “So concerned for his safety… Andy installed CCTV at his house… his wife and children were followed.” | ||
McGee doesn’t specifically recall any approach from Sun or NOTW during this period | ||
McGee confirms some personal details found among Mulcaire’s notes. | ||
Statement from Kenneth Cameron | ||
Statement from Kenneth Cameron confirms his mobile number for 15 years, and landline. Predecessor as Gen Sec of Fire Brigade Union | ||
Kenneth Cameron confirms he would have spoken to Gilchrist during the period of negotiations and leading up to strike | ||
Statement of Nuwalla (sp) Cameron (wife of former Fire Brigade Official Kenneth Cameron) who confirms her mobile number in Mulcaire records | ||
Witness statement confirms that voice message ‘dinner is in the dust bin’ is the kind of message she would have left for her husband | ||
Bryant Heron then reads in the agreed facts over Gilchrist which basically outline the timeline, including acceptance Mulcaire hacked | ||
Timeline – Milly Dowler Cross Examination | ||
Counsel for Rebekah Brooks questions DS Greg Smith | ||
DS Greg Smith from Weeting returns to stand to confirm something more from Milly Dowler timelines | ||
Sibson asks some questions of DS Smith on behalf of Rebekah Brooks about calls to Coulson | ||
Concerns second edition of NOTW which removes verbatim references to contents of message of Milly Dowler‘s phone | ||
Sibson establishes three different editions of NOTW in April 02 with two different versions of Missing Milly story | ||
Defence for Brooks, Ms Sibson establishes details of Scottish edition, and another midway addition with tiny change in NOTW caption | ||
“Hello Mandy we’re ringing because we have some interviews” message on Dowler’s phone quoted in NOTW. Break till 2.10 | ||
Timeline – David Blunkett | ||
Giving evidence – Operation Weeting Detective DC Hargreaves | ||
Edis for the crown calls DC Hargreaves from Operation Weeting for the David Blunkett and other people timeline #hackingtrial | ||
DC Hargreaves is the case officer dealing with phones hacked ‘connected to Mr Blunkett’ – his phone wasn’t hacked. | ||
Edis: “You’re here… essentially to establish the facts” of the Blunkett timeline. Computer system problem so hard copies of timeline used | ||
Edis explains how Blunkett timeline contains Mulcaire’s notes, telephone billing and other information starts Jan 04 ‘Greg’ tasking | ||
DC Hargreaves agrees info contains personal details of Blunkett including his sons, and Hugh Edmonds (SPAD to Blunkett) | ||
Hugh Edmonds – Special adviser to Blunkett – to be called on Monday | ||
Edis reads from Blunkett witness statement: it contains his address for 15 years, landline for Sheffield address, and his mobile no | ||
Blunkett confirms that Hugh EVANs (not Edmonds) number on file. His oldest son. And number similar to second son. His old address too | ||
More details including Home Office numbers and Sheffield hospital confirmed by Blunkett in written statement in court. | ||
More entries related to multiple recordings, over 330 messages, from Kimberley Quinn‘s voicemail in 2004. | ||
These 330 messages are all left by Blunkett and recordings found. There are also police transcripts of recovered from Mulcaire | ||
Recordings of voicemails were recovered from two places from Mulcaire, and also from safe of News International, DC Hargreaves confirms | ||
DC Hargreaves confirms that some of the voice mail recordings were not recovered in previous investigations – but from NI safe | ||
These voice mail recordings of Labour Home Secretary David Blunkett from Kimberly Quinn’s phones to be clear. | ||
Edis now produces pages from a spiral notebook, details relating to Kimberley Quinn, husbands name, passwords etc. Blunkett confirms details | ||
David Blunkett written statement confirms Quinn’s address and date of birth and her former mobile number, and his former number | ||
Tasking to Mulcaire named ‘Greg’ and named Kimberley Fortier, also details a voicemail message left by medical clinic on her phone | ||
The message from Kimberley Quinn‘s phone transcribed by Mulcaire talks about the results of a ‘scan’ from a birth clinic | ||
Another Mulcaire notation relates to Simon Hoggart with his address and mobile number. | ||
DC Hargreaves explains new document found in News International safe of Tom Crone, a lawyer working for the company | ||
Edis explains that in Crone’s safe were recordings and documents, the documents fall into several categories | ||
Edis on Crone’s documents: A three page draft article by Neville Thurlbeck which refers to two people Noddy and Big Ears | ||
Edis explains finally article appeared in NOTW 15th August 2004 without NOddy and Big Ears names | ||
Edis cites another draft article from Crone’s safe from Thurlbeck which quotes the woman involved in Blunkett affair. This article appeared | ||
From Crone’s safe: another draft with Blunkett and Kimberley Quinn named. Her name was removed before going to press | ||
Edis on documents from 04 Crone’s safe: “NOddy and Big Ears summary…. message says ‘I yearn for you. What can happen in three years.” | ||
Thurlbecks on affair details the fact Blunkett thought KQ was “tall and blonde” she was small and dark | ||
BREAKING: NI Lawyer had copy of birth certificate of Kimberley Quinn‘s child in his safe | ||
Thurlbeck on Quinn “we have cars and motorcycles on her… very low key”. “I have a phone no for Noddy… but we should use for obv reasons: | ||
More info from Thurlbeck; “She has something she has to tell Noddy she must tell him face to face.” DC confirms voicemail to him | ||
DC confirms messages from two other Kimberley suitors detailed by Thurlbeck in documents contained in NI safe | ||
Edis now checking with DC Hargreaves related transcript messages of Mr Hoggart and Mr X who rang Kimberley Quinn | ||
Prosecution checks with Weeting Case officer on some more dated and timed messages from Kimberley Quinn recovered from News International | ||
Edis does not read out “these are messages in which Mr Blunkett is professing his love.” | ||
On one transcribed message there is a written comment “He does live there…” Named of Blunkett’s children blanked out for court | ||
Series of Blunkett messages July 2004, Edis asks Jury to read; “He keeps expressing his love for her” He says “You are breaking my heart” | ||
DC Hargreaves “Deeply intrusive personal messages…” agrees the summary Blunkett was deeply distressed Quinn wanted to end their affair | ||
Blunkett message 22nd July 2004: “I’m going to Rebekah wade’s husband’s 40th Birthday and then going to collapse into bed” | ||
Various other messages from Blunkett to Quinn in following days in 2004 checked by Jury but not read out in court | ||
July 23rd 2004: Blunkett leaves message with his own nickname ‘Big Ears’ which the NOTW picked up | ||
The last of messages in this clip of material on Blunkett and Quinn is shown to the jury but not to press | ||
DC Hargreaves confirms these are NI transcript. “There’s a voicemail relates to each of these transcripts… I confirm they are correct” | ||
DC Hargreaves confirms photocopy of envelope which contained the voice mail tapes and were found in Tom Crone’s safe | ||
Edis then ties up with envelope from safe ’12/08/04 Thurlbeck NOTW Noddy Big Ears’ with an entry in Tom Crone’s diary | ||
DC Hargreaves confirms Mulcaire note of invoice for £750 and note “We need to triangle late calls… It needs to stand up on it’s own” | ||
Phone contacts for that day entered in evidence: Coulson Thurlbeck contacts and four contacts between Brooks and Coulson that night | ||
The next two days show over 20 contacts between Brooks and Coulson from call data. | ||
Meeting between Coulson and Blunkett | ||
Meeting between between Coulson and Blunkett Sat 13th minutes after a phone contact between Coulson and Brooks. | ||
Edis then plays into evidence entire 25 minutes of recorded meeting between Coulson and Blunkett (very inaudible in annex) | ||
Blunkett “I always had a view my private life is private… sticking to that… it’s crucial. Coulson:”Some matters have to be dealt with” | ||
Blunkett: “It’s a secret I met Kimberley as a friend.” Coulson; “I won’t reveal my sources… but I’m extremely confident of my info” | ||
Blunkett: “What is the information” Coulson: “You had a liaison at her cottage…” Blunkett: “What is this alleged evidence?” | ||
Blunkett: “The reason I’m querying is I get this all the time.” Coulson “My job is to make sure I sift out the nonsense. I believe this info | ||
Coulson: “My job is to help you stop another paper getting this. It’s a well known fact.” Blunkett: What’s it based on?” | ||
Coulson: It’s a very good source. Blunkett: “Everyone says that.” Coulson: “I’m very keen on defending you… “ | ||
Coulson: “We believe it to be true… I’m prepared to run this story and keep Kimberley’s name out of it” | ||
Blunkett: “I can’t stop you… My private life is my own. I’ve been divorced for 14 years” | ||
Coulson: “You’ve been having an affair with a married woman… A short statement…. You’re the Home Secretary that’s public interest” | ||
Blunkett: “You’ve got to have something more. Coulson: “I’m prepared to say it’s true”. | ||
Blunkett: “The implication no one can have a good friendship… doesn;t mean I’ve had sexual relations with them.” | ||
Coulson: “This is an extreme set of circumstances… Blunkett: “Quite dangerous. I’m not talking about having affairs, just friendships” | ||
Coulson: “We can run this story your way” Blunkett: “But anyone can come in from the street and say this.” | ||
Coulson: “Someone has taken a big risk by coming forward about an affair with a Home Secretary…. that’s the story” | ||
Coulson on Quinn staying at Blunkett’s cottage: “That’s one piece of info prepared to reveal” | ||
Blunkett: “Someone made an assumption just because we met on Thursday” Coulson: “I’m not sure whether relationship is ongoing?” | ||
Coulson to Blunkett: “If for example another paper covered this story, for example the Daily Mail….” | ||
Coulson: “This isn’t the situation that you’ve been trailed and some airy fairy assumption. I wouldn’t be sitting here today if it was that” | ||
Blunkett: “I have two concerns. Kimberley being damaged.. a terrible thing to do. And the second to prevent open season on my private life” | ||
Blunkett: “In 1984/5 when Tories in pickle, I said what goes on behind closed doors is private.” | ||
Coulson: “You don’t think someone who has an affair with a married woman…. Blunkett: “If they treat each other with respect, private” | ||
Coulson: “I don’t want to be fair game in future…. I like my job… anything about private life interferes with that.” | ||
Coulson: “Is the story true?” Blunkett: “Already said… What I do in my private life is none of your business” | ||
Blunkett: “I’ve seen a great deal of her. She’s read books to me. Come to concerts with me… You can pen what you want to pen.” | ||
Coulson to Blunkett: “By denying this story there are now going to be a flood of accusations…” | ||
Coulson: “This is an extreme situation… in terms of what I publish this weekend. I’ve got some serious thinking.” | ||
Coulson: “I’m prepared to run this story, and effectively kill this story… not good for NOTW. After holiday it will be done and dusted” | ||
Coulson: “That’s my suggestion… I run this story… without her name.” | ||
Tape ends: Counsel for Coulson has tried to provide a fuller transcript but no salient differences | ||
Sorry 10 O’Clock 13th August 2004. More phone contacts between Brooks and Coulson | ||
Edis asks DC Hargreaves who confirms Noddy and Big Ears is actually News International codes – Blunkett and Quinn never used those names | ||
Edis has got legible versions of the NOTW articles: “Love for Mum of One’ on Aug 15th 04 ‘secret affair with married mum for 3 years’ | ||
NOTW quotes source saying ‘they’re in love’ but ‘they don’t know what the future will hold’ plus photos of both a Blunkett’s London address | ||
Another NOTW piece on Blunkett; “Devotion” again quotes ‘source’ which seem to be quotations from the source. | ||
12 contact events between Coulson on Brooks on Sunday Blunkett story published in Coulson-edited NOTW | ||
On the following Monday the Sun front page: “The Blunkett Affair” and mentions “I told him I was tall and blond” from AQ | ||
The “tall and blonde” joke on Monday Sun was in Thurlbeck’s draft for NOTW | ||
On the Tuesday 17th Sun article “David Blunkett‘s secret lover is 5 months Pregnant” cites Kimberley Quinn “telling friends” | ||
Edis cites Mulcaire bill for “Project Blunkett’ a few days later for £750 | ||
Edis: “on day pregnancy story published there’s contact between Coulson and Brooks.” | ||
More on timeline: Blunkett confirms number of nanny employed by Kimberley Quinn in Mulcaire’s notes | ||
Mulcaire’s notes have details of benefit agency – Blunkett says he doesn’t know why his surname appears on this page | ||
Simon Hoggart is called by Stuart Kuttner 18th December 2004 | ||
Witness statement by Simon Hoggart: “I have no knowledge of phone hacking… or involved in any way.” | ||
Hoggart statement confirms that Mulcaire page “I recognise my name, my address, my landline number, my parent’s landline number” | ||
Simon Hoggart then confirms that recording given to police from News International (same as Blunkett) is one of his voicemail messages | ||
Hoggart: “I recall week before Xmas 18/12/04… from Stuart Kuttner… about my affair with her which initially denied” | ||
Hoggart: “On the day before Christmas Eve Neville Thurlbeck rang with accusations of another affair.. which wasn’t true” | ||
Before Saunders ends, he warns jury not to pay attention to press over the weekend. Back on Monday | ||
End of week one with the jury. Tomorrow is a case management day. No reporting. Back on Monday | ||
Just to be clear: the allegation that Blunkett used code names came from Thurlbeck’s notes. Turned out to be completely false | ||
Between state and marketplace, there’s a host of human activity that is civil, co-operative, spontaneous. That’s what this week taught me | ||
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