The family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler met the British Prime Minister today and said they were “delighted” that a full, judge-led inquiry will be held into the phone hacking scandal.

Politicians must go through the “awful experience” of having their “dirty linen washed in public” to get to the truth about phone hacking, Milly Dowler’s family have said.

The British Government will face mounting pressure to freeze Rupert Murdoch’s planned takeover of BSkyB today as the phone hacking scandal threatens to cause a major political storm.

The family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler will press for “stronger, clearer and faster action” from the Government over phone hacking in meetings this week with senior politicians.