£200k hacking payout for former British minister

Former UK Cabinet minister Tessa Jowell has accepted £200,000 (€236,000) in damages after her phone was targeted by the News of the World.

£200k hacking payout for former British minister
Mon, 12 Dec, 2011 - 16:13

Former UK Cabinet minister Tessa Jowell has accepted £200,000 (€236,000) in damages after her phone was targeted by the News of the World.

The Labour MP’s lawyers said News Group Newspapers had agreed to pay £100,000 of the settlement direct to a charity of her choice.

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