Michael Crick
Prescott compares Blair to medieval Christian crusader
Former deputy premier John Prescott attacks his former boss Tony Blair’s business activities and his views on military intervention overseas.
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The real superfight: Prescott vs Crick
Labour veteran Lord Prescott throws more punches on the campaign trail – this time at Channel 4 News’s Political Correspondent Michael Crick.
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Prescott: Ed Miliband ‘right to defend his father’
After the Daily Mail attack on Ed Miliband’s father, Lord Prescott says “anyone with blood in their heart would defend their family” – but journalist Anne McElvoy believes “Ed should defend himself.”
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Michael Crick
Tories in rumpus at who should fight John Prescott
“It does seem odd that the Tories only have one contender for being a candidate in what should be quite a promising and high-profile contest for the party.”
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Prescott and three others win legal bid on phone hacking
As Lord Prescott and three others win a bid to launch a legal challenge over police handling of the phone-hacking case, Brian Paddick tells Channel 4 News the ruling is a “major breakthrough”.
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MP names Ryan Giggs as footballer in injunction row
Ryan Giggs has been named as the footballer at the centre of the super-injunction row by MP John Hemming, a move which Lord Prescott has told Channel 4 News is an “abuse” of parliamentary privilege.
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Charles Kennedy: a man of ‘wit, charm, and humanity’
Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has died at the age of 55. Lord Ashdown called him a man of “wit, charm, judgment, principle and decency”, while David Cameron praised his humanity.
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What do Labour’s leadership candidates stand for?
Three of the four candidates to lead Labour are speaking today ahead of the 15 June closing date for nominations. We look at the pitches of Andy Burnham, Liz Kendall, Yvette Cooper and Mary Creagh.
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Former News of the World journalist admits hacking
Ian Edmondson pleads guilty to conspiring with hacker Glenn Mulcaire to listen to the voicemails of a host of celebrities, politicians and royalty between 2000 and 2006.
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Prince Harry, David Blunkett: phone-hacking trial week 3
Allegations of the hacking of people connected to two former home secretaries and the fourth in line to the throne: our summary of what happened in the past week at the Old Bailey.
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Love letters, celebrity phones: phone-hacking trial week 1
Jury sworn in, four defendants plead guilty to phone-hacking and a love letter from Rebekah Brooks to Andy Coulson read out in court: Channel 4 News has the weekly phone-hacking trial round-up.
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Sir Alex Ferguson retires as Manchester United manager
Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson, British football’s most successful manager, is retiring after 26 years. Everton’s David Moyes and Jose Mourinho of Real Madrid are front-runners to succeed him.
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DCI April Casburn guilty of leaking information to NoW
As a senior counter-terrorism detective is found guilty of trying to sell information to the News of the World, Scotland Yard says she has betrayed her colleagues.
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DCI April Casburn: ‘I was foolish to contact NoW’
A senior police officer accused of selling information to the News of the World over phone hacking says she was “foolish” to contact the paper but denies having ever discussed payment, a court heard.
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Sun publishes Prince Harry naked pictures
The Sun newspaper says publishing the naked photos of Prince Harry is a “crucial” test of Britain’s free press, but 850 people have already complained to the press watchdog about the move.
