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Inquiry if it had not been for the information that "news international" handed over and im not saying that we havent made mistakes, but the metropolitan police have repeatedly said as you heard last week, and the first committee heard last week, they repeatedly said there was no need for further criminal investigation. so, i think that everyone involved in 2007 would say now that the mistakes were made, but i hope that you feel that weve responded appropriately and responsibly since we saw the ...

And particularly around this subject of my relationship with david cameron. the truth is that he is, that he is a neighbor. and a friend, but i deem the relationship to be wholly appropriate, and at no time have i ever had any conversation with the prime minister that you in the room would disapprove of. >> thank you. and adrian? >> on the report that you said that you advised david cameron whom top a point as a news spokesman and suggested that it be andy coulson, and -- >> i read that. >> and ...

Yard and in return mr. philbeck received information from the police computer -- >> well, i dont know about that, and most journalists who work as a crime editor or a crime correspondents have a working relationship with that their particular police force. >> when our report was published in early 2010, was when you were chief executive of "news international" and there was certain things where obviously we, a reporter we have found that the evidence from the people of "news international" was w...

-- all of that kind of stuff, and when you were chief executive of "news international" at the time that the report was published, did you read the report? >> yes, i did. im not saying i read every single word of it, but i read a large majority of it and i particularly read the criticisms addressed to the company, and i can only hope that from the evidence that you have heard from us today that we have really stepped up our investigation, you know, that, you know, rupert and james murdoch have b...

I hope that you think that when we saw the civil disclosure in december of 2010, we acted swiftly and promptly to deal with it. and the police investigation would not be open now, and there would not be a new criminal inquiry if it had not been for the information that "news international" handed over and im not saying that we havent made mistakes, but the metropolitan police have repeatedly said as you heard last week, and the first committee heard last week, they repeatedly said there was no n...

"news international" well, lets go back over this, because there is something not right here? >> well, no, everyone at "news international" has great respect for the parliament and this committee and of course to be criticized by your report was, was something that we, we responded to, we looked at the report, but it was only when we had the information in december 2010 that we did something about it. but you know, i think that you heard today from rupert murdoch who said that this was, you know...

So, im afraid in this current climate, many of the allegations that have been putting forward that im trying to answer honestly, but there is a lot out there that just isnt true. and particularly around this subject of my relationship with david cameron. the truth is that he is, that he is a neighbor. and a friend, but i deem the relationship to be wholly appropriate, and at no time have i ever had any conversation with the prime minister that you in the room would disapprove of. >> thank you. a...