Hot! Scotland Yard Still Has Questions To Answer

By Rob Hastings and Andy McSmith

Monday, 18 July 2011

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The Home Secretary Theresa May paid tribute to be able to Sir Paul Stephenson final night, telling he / she had "led this drive through tough times" and the "the drive is operationally much better at this point as compared with it had been any time this individual needed over". But your lady noted which there were "still critical issues to be able to possibly be addressed".

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson stated he or she possessed approved Sir Paul's determination by using "with superb unhappiness in addition to reluctance". Mr Johnson said: "I possess not any explanation in order to question the total sincerity of Sir Paul and also I believe your pet for being a fine, excited and determined open servant who's accomplished a huge number of very good to get our city. Sir Paul believes, however, that the phone-hacking saga today threatens to get a life threatening distraction over the run-up for the Olympic Games."

Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper likewise hailed it being a "brave" decision, but added: "It can be stunning in which Sir Paul has used responsibility and solved questions in regards to the appointment of the deputy manager with this News in the World, unlike the Prime Minister still refuses to recognise his misjudgement in addition to answer concerns about the appointment involving your editor on the News of the World back then on the initial phone-hacking investigation."

Mark Lewis, your lawyer intended for Milly Dowler's family, has been a lot more damning, expressing Sir Paul "ought to help have been aware of just what exactly had been planning on. There were research in 2006 which didn't take care of things".

Dee Doocey, your Liberal Democrat fellow member from the Metropolitan Police Authority, reported Sir Paul had been "hounded out by simply the Murdoch media" and that Assistant Commissioner John Yates "should right now resign not having additionally delay".