Political Fallout of Phone Hacking Scandal
David Cameron in the House of Commons
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has came under renewed pressure over the phone-hacking scandal. He apologized in the British parliament for hiring ex-News of the World editor Andy Coulson as Downing Street’s communications chief. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to Elizabeth Rigby of the Financial Times about the political impact of the scandal on the British government.
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