Cameron dismisses links to crisis

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron was last night flying back to London to address the crisis over phone hacking and police links with the media, cutting short a two-day visit to Africa.

Cameron said he would use a statement to the House of Commons today to set out the terms of a inquiry into the issues raised by the phone-hacking scandal.

But he insisted that he would not allow the furore to distract his government from other priorities such the economy.