McConnell takes action over hacking

A FORMER Scottish First Minister is pursuing legal action after police told him that he and his children may have been the victims of phone hacking by the News of the World.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Apr 2012, 07:00 BST

Jack McConnell said he was “speaking to solicitors” after police said his and his two children’s telephone numbers were found in the notes of private detective Glenn Mulcaire who worked for News International.

The former Labour politician said the discovery had been confirmed by Strathclyde Police on behalf of the Metropolitan Police.

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

A spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police said: “I can confirm that officers working on Operation Rubicon (the force’s investigation into allegations of phone hacking) have visited a number of people on behalf of the Metropolitan Police to notify them that they may be victims of phone hacking.”

The spokeswoman was unable to say when the visits had taken place.

Mr McConnell, now Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale, was First Minister from 2001 to 2007. He was MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw at the Scottish Parliament before standing down before the elections last year.

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