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| Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson quizzed over hacking | Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson quizzed over hacking |
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| Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson is expected to appear before the Met's governing body over phone hacking. | Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson is expected to appear before the Met's governing body over phone hacking. |
| Sir Paul will give a progress report on the force's investigation into phone hacking to an emergency session of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA). | Sir Paul will give a progress report on the force's investigation into phone hacking to an emergency session of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA). |
| The Met has contacted 170 of the 4,000 potential victims targeted by the News of the World (NoW), officers told MPs. | The Met has contacted 170 of the 4,000 potential victims targeted by the News of the World (NoW), officers told MPs. |
| Earlier Sir Paul said officers found to have received payments from News International will face prosecution. | Earlier Sir Paul said officers found to have received payments from News International will face prosecution. |
| Documents from the company allegedly showed officers were paid tens of thousands of pounds. These claims are being investigated. | Documents from the company allegedly showed officers were paid tens of thousands of pounds. These claims are being investigated. |
| The Met originally began an inquiry in 2005 after the NoW published stories about Prince William's health. | The Met originally began an inquiry in 2005 after the NoW published stories about Prince William's health. |
| 'Unpleasant interference' | 'Unpleasant interference' |
| On Tuesday, four senior Met officers - Assistant Commissioner John Yates, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers, Peter Clarke, former Met deputy assistant commissioner, and Andy Hayman, former assistant commissioner - were questioned by MPs on the select committee. | |
| London mayor Boris Johnson was also forced to defend his decision of not pursuing the case against the tabloid in 2006 after he was informed by the Met that his phone was hacked. | London mayor Boris Johnson was also forced to defend his decision of not pursuing the case against the tabloid in 2006 after he was informed by the Met that his phone was hacked. |
| He told City Hall he had "no particular desire to get involved in a court case that revolved around some extremely unpleasant interference in my private life". | He told City Hall he had "no particular desire to get involved in a court case that revolved around some extremely unpleasant interference in my private life". |
| The tabloid carried allegations about the mayor's private life in 2004 and in 2006 as the publication was being investigated for phone hacking. | The tabloid carried allegations about the mayor's private life in 2004 and in 2006 as the publication was being investigated for phone hacking. |
| The Met oversaw a review of the original investigation in 2009 after allegations appeared in the Guardian that NoW reporters had paid private investigators to hack into thousands of phones, many owned by politicians and celebrities. | The Met oversaw a review of the original investigation in 2009 after allegations appeared in the Guardian that NoW reporters had paid private investigators to hack into thousands of phones, many owned by politicians and celebrities. |