Ministers in the last Labour government were constantly mindful of how their actions would be portrayed by Rupert Murdoch's newspapers, the party's deputy chairman Tom Watson said today.

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TOM WATSON: The MP who has led the campaign to expose hacking was a target of the News of the World

Journalists who stalked hacking MP still employed by Rupert Murdoch

Two senior journalists now working for The Sunday Times arranged for an MP investigating the hacking scandal to be put under surveillance, The Independent can reveal today.

MPs to debate hacking report

MPs will debate the findings of the select committee report into phone hacking tomorrow, Commons Speaker John Bercow has announced.

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IoS exclusive: Revealed - how Coulson called Cameron's bluff

New book exposes desperation of the Tory leader to woo Murdoch

Leading article: Conclusive evidence of the cosy club at the top

For more than 10 years, Ms Brooks was at the centre of a web that went far beyond professional contact only

News Corp reports rise in profits

News Corporation has reported a strong rise in quarterly profits despite continuing legal charges over the phone-hacking scandal.

Joan Smith: Why are we paying for the PM's lawyers?

Many of the questions Cameron faces are about a personal relationship

Milly Dowler's deleted messages to stay a mystery

The truth about how murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler's phone messages were deleted may never emerge, the Leveson Inquiry heard today.

Andy Coulson will appear at the Leveson Inquiry this week

Leveson is urged to reverse ruling on witness statements

Concern over ministerial advisers' role ahead of testimony that could damage Government

Leading article: A question of competence

Mr Cameron seems to take too much on trust and fails to think things through

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