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Phone-hacking scandal

The former Director General of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, Greg Dyke, says that 'never again are we going to be lectured by the Murdoch family' on 'what we should have in the media' in the UK.

The phone hacking scandal has exposed some of the dirty secrets of British public life.

Journalists turned to crime to gain competitive edge, police chiefs failed to investigate and political leaders looked the other way.

Rupert Murdoch's British media business is under intense scrutiny, but so too are the country's most powerful institutions.

HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur talks to three guests - former ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Secretary Jacqui Smith, Former ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Director General Greg Dyke, and Metropolitan Police Authority member Christopher Boothman discuss phone hacking.

23 minutes

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Sat 23 Jul 2011 01:05GMT

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