As it happened: Phone hacking scandal

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Reporters: Justin Parkinson, Gavin Stamp and Alexis Akwagyiram

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   Hello and welcome to our live coverage on the ongoing phone hacking scandal. It's going to be a busy day, with the focus very much on politicians. David Cameron will give MPs a statement on the issue, after what looks set to be another turbulent prime minister's questions - the last before Parliament's summer recess. There will also be a full debate later in the afternoon on News Corporation's bid for a full takeover of BSkyB. We'll be here all day, covering the latest developments and reaction.
2. 0907:
   BBC political correspondent Laura Kuenssberg says the debate on the BSkyB takeover, put forward by Labour, is "testament to how serious" the whole issue of press behaviour has become.
3. 0913:
   Laura Kuenssberg says it is "unprecedented" that the government is backing a motion - on the BSkyB takeover - put forward by the opposition. She adds that David Cameron is looking at the debate as an opportunity to "come out fighting".
4. 0916:
   In the US, Senator John Rockerfeller, chairman of the committee on commerce, science and transportation, is calling for an investigation into News Corp's activities there. He said the News of the World scandal raised "serious questions" over whether any laws had been broken in the US.
5. 0925:
   Sir Hugh Orde, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers, was on BBC Radio 4's Today programme earlier. Addressing allegations of police corruption, he said there were "no circumstances" in which any officer should accept payments.
6. 0928:
   Sir Hugh Orde also revealed that, while a chief constable himself, he had sacked officers who divulged too much information to outsiders, adding that those wrongdoers had "not even" been paid by their accomplices.
7. 0930:
   Labour MP Tom Watson, one of the main political foes of News Corp, is on the list to ask a question of David Cameron in the House of Commons shortly after midday. It could be lively.
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9. 0935:
   Will former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who has alleged his privacy was breached by News International, speak during the Labour-led debate on News Corp's proposed takeover of BSkyB?

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