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Exclusive: Brown asks Scotland Yard to investigate if he was hacked

James Hanning and Matt Chorley The Independent 01/23/2011
Exclusive: Brown asks Scotland Yard to investigate if he was hacked

Gordon Brown has asked the police to investigate whether he was the victim of phone hacking, The Independent on Sunday has learnt. Mr Brown has written at least one letter to the Metropolitan Police over concerns that his phone was targeted when he was Chancellor, during the latter stages of Andy Coulson's reign as editor of the News of the World. Mr Brown's aides last night declined to comment. It is understood that Scotland Yard sought clarification from the former prime minister after his request.

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