Rebekah Vardy agent’s phone is ‘in Davy Jones’ locker’, court hears

Rebekah Vardy leaves the Royal Courts Of Justice on Thursday May 12 2022 (James Manning/PA)

Some WhatsApp messages sent by Rebekah Vardy’s agent are not part of the footballer’s wife’s libel claim because the agent’s phone is in “Davy Jones’ locker” after falling into the North Sea, the High Court has been told.

On the third day of the high-profile libel claim between Mrs Vardy and Coleen Rooney, the court heard about some of the alleged issues with disclosure – including that Mrs Vardy’s agent lost her phone after a judge said it should be searched.