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Jack McConnell, Former First Minister Of Scotland, Calls Lawyers Over Phone Hacking

PA  |  Posted: 29/04/2012 10:49 Updated: 29/04/2012 10:54   PA

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A former Scottish First Minister said today he was pursuing legal action after it emerged he may have been a victim of phone hacking by the News of the World.

Jack McConnell said he was "speaking to solicitors" after police said his and his children's telephone numbers were found in the notes of private detective Glenn Mulcaire who worked for News International. Mr Mulcaire and former News of the World royal reporter Clive Goodman were jailed in 2007 after admitting intercepting voicemail messages left on royal aides' phones

Mr McConnell said the discovery had been confirmed by Strathclyde Police on behalf of the Metropolitan Police.

He said: "I would prefer not to comment on details, but I can confirm that we are speaking to solicitors."

Strathclyde Police declined to comment.

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A former Scottish First Minister said today he was pursuing legal action after it emerged he may have been a victim of phone hacking by the News of the World. Jack McConnell said he was "speaking t...
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Raldor
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07:51 AM on 04/30/2012
Another politician who thinks he has won the phone hacking lottery. He's only interested in the money.
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blujag
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05:50 AM on 04/30/2012
Don't know why anyone would be interested in anything he has to say.
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oneilleddieeddie
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08:35 PM on 04/29/2012
well...there's a few bob to be made out of it.
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Alexicon
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02:17 PM on 04/29/2012
Surely he should be a bit more concerned as to who gave the private detective the phone numbers?
Phone hacking by any newspaper group is appalling and should be severely dealt with, but I've got a sneaking suspicion that McConnell's motives are merely financial.
Many up in Scotland know McConnell a bit better.
He was mired in Scandal before he left office and when his incompetent Government, up here couldn't spend £1.6 billion of the Scottish Government grant he duly handed it back to Westminster. Strange how he become a Baron shortly after eh!
It's the Labour/Westminster way
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fred cavanagh
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11:20 AM on 04/29/2012
Its a strange life,that one former first minister is thinking of sueing news corp,While another first minister Salmond,is being backed by the sun owned by who????
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Alexicon
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02:22 PM on 04/29/2012
What's even stranger fred is at the time Blair, Brown and the rest of the Labour party (barring 1 or 2 rebels) were so far up Murdoch's backside, that all you could see was the soles of their shoes!

He is known as Joke McConnell up our way.
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fred cavanagh
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03:10 PM on 04/29/2012
Yes, but who knew at the time , what Murdoch lot were up to! BUT salond knows what murdochs outfit is like,but carrys on associating with this outfit to get publicity from the sun for his snp.Jack a. as he is know up our way.
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