Somebody's trying to nobble our hacking inquiry, say police after it's leaked that protection officer was paid for details on Queen and Philip
Scotland Yard believes there is a deliberate campaign, widely believed to be by News International, to undermine its investigation into corruption at the News of the World after it was leaked today that the paper paid protection officers for personal details about the Queen and other senior royals.
It emerged on the BBC this afternoon that emails uncovered by News International in 2007 suggested that phone details were obtained from a source within Scotland Yard.
The revelation led to detectives investigating claims that sums of around £1,000 were being offered to police officers in the royal protection branch.
One email showed former royal editor Clive Goodman asking then editor Andy Coulson for cash to buy a confidential directory of royal phone numbers, the BBC reported.
But in a terse statement Scotland Yard said it was 'extremely concerned and disappointed' that allegations of payments to corrupt royal protection officers had been leaked to the press, claiming it was an attempt to 'undermine the investigation'.
'It is our belief that information that has appeared in the media today is part of a deliberate campaign to undermine the investigation into the alleged payments by corrupt journalists to corrupt police officers and divert attention from elsewhere,' a statement said.
'At various meetings over the last few weeks information was shared with us by News International and their legal representatives and it was agreed by all parties that this information would be kept confidential so that we could pursue various lines of inquiry, identify those responsible without alerting them and secure best evidence.
'However we are extremely concerned and disappointed that the continuous release of selected information - that is only known by a small number of people - could have a significant impact on the corruption investigation.'
Buckingham Palace, News International and Scotland Yard were unable to confirm the fresh allegations.
One email showed former royal editor Clive Goodman asking then editor Andy Coulson for cash to buy a confidential directory of royal phone numbers, the BBC reported.
It emerged on the BBC this afternoon that emails uncovered by News International in 2007 suggested that phone details were obtained from a source within Scotland Yard.
The revelation led to detectives investigating claims that sums of around £1,000 were being offered to police officers in the royal protection branch.
One email showed former royal editor Clive Goodman asking then editor Andy Coulson for cash to buy a confidential directory of royal phone numbers, the BBC reported.
But in a terse statement Scotland Yard said it was 'extremely concerned and disappointed' that allegations of payments to corrupt royal protection officers had been leaked to the press, claiming it was an attempt to 'undermine the investigation'.
'It is our belief that information that has appeared in the media today is part of a deliberate campaign to undermine the investigation into the alleged payments by corrupt journalists to corrupt police officers and divert attention from elsewhere,' a statement said.
'At various meetings over the last few weeks information was shared with us by News International and their legal representatives and it was agreed by all parties that this information would be kept confidential so that we could pursue various lines of inquiry, identify those responsible without alerting them and secure best evidence.
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Buckingham Palace, News International and Scotland Yard were unable to confirm the fresh allegations.
One email showed former royal editor Clive Goodman asking then editor Andy Coulson for cash to buy a confidential directory of royal phone numbers, the BBC reported.
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