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Officer 'pressurised' to bug MP Officer 'pressurised' to bug MP
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The police officer who allegedly bugged an MP's visit to a jailed constituent said he was put under "significant pressure" to do so by the Met Police.The police officer who allegedly bugged an MP's visit to a jailed constituent said he was put under "significant pressure" to do so by the Met Police.
The Thames Valley Police officer, Mark Kearney, who faces charges over leaking stories to a newspaper, said he had never felt the bugging was "justified". Ex-Thames Valley Police officer, Mark Kearney, who faces charges over leaking stories to a newspaper, said he had never felt the bugging was "justified".
Shadow home secretary David Davis said it was an "extraordinary allegation".Shadow home secretary David Davis said it was an "extraordinary allegation".
And it has emerged that officials in the Home Office and Ministry of Justice were told in December of the incident.And it has emerged that officials in the Home Office and Ministry of Justice were told in December of the incident.
But BBC political editor Nick Robinson said ministers in charge had not been aware until the Sunday Times reports emerged this weekend.But BBC political editor Nick Robinson said ministers in charge had not been aware until the Sunday Times reports emerged this weekend.