‘I knew they’d never get the lid back on’: Tom Watson talks to the Guardian about phone hacking
Labour MP Tom Watson has spoken to the Guardian’s John Harris about his part in bringing the phone-hacking scandal to light, and the mountains of paperwork and lack of sleep that followed the news that Milly Dowler’s phone had been hacked.
Despite the sleep deprivation, Watson said, there has was “a great sense of relief” as revelations tumbled out over the past month.
At some points over the last two years, I thought it might blow. But I’ve also thought that the lid could be welded back on. But when Nick Davies broke the Milly Dowler story, that was the point where I knew they’d never get the lid back on.
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Tags: John Harris, News of the World, News of the World Limited, phone hacking, The Guardian
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