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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sian Harrison

Former Lib Dem MP and campaigner formally settles phone hacking claim

PA Wire

Former Liberal Democrat MP Dr Evan Harris has formally settled a claim against News Group Newspapers (NGN) over unlawful information gathering – supported by actor Hugh Grant.

Dr Harris accepted “substantial damages” from NGN, publisher of the now-defunct News of the World and The Sun, to settle his claim for unlawful information gathering.

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