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Inquiry if it had not been for the information that "news international" handed over and i'm not saying that we haven't 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 we've responded appropriately and responsibly since we saw the information in 2010. >> so, when you read the report, did that make you think, lower me, there ar...

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 what was your reaction to that story? >> well, it is matter of public knowledge that it was george o...

Yard and in return mr. philbeck received information from the police computer -- >> well, i don't 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 wholly unsatisfactory and the amnesia and inconceivable that clyde was a rogue reporter as have been...

-- 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. i'm 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 been here today being open and honest with you as a committee, and i was very willing to come despit...

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 i'm not saying that we haven't 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 t...