Brown 'shocked' by hacking claims

Gordon Brown has been “shocked” by the way that his family’s personal details have been obtained through alleged “criminality” and “unethical means”, his office said tonight.

Amid claims that the former prime minister was targeted by the Sun and the Sunday Times, which allegedly accessed details from his legal file, his Abbey National bank account and his baby son’s medical records, Mr Brown’s spokeswoman said: “Gordon Brown has now been informed of the scale of intrusion into his family’s life.