Hugh Grant joins Prince Harry to call for inquiry into UK tabloids

Hugh Grant calls for criminal prosecution of Rupert Murdoch news papers Prince HarryA legal victory that resulted in a significant settlement.

Grant, who also settled with NGN, criticized the civil suit, saying it did not reveal the truth and called for further action.

Prince Harry’s lawyer, David Sherborne, also called on the authorities to investigate the newspapers with the newspaper group, the parent company.

After winning, Harry Grant asked the authorities to launch a criminal investigation into Rupert Murdoch’s news papers.

The Duke of Sussex has previously accused the publisher of illegally gathering information between 1996 and 2011, claiming that journalists from the Sun and the now-defunct News of the World tipped him off during that period.

On January 22, Harry reached a settlement with NGN that involved an undisclosed, eight-figure financial settlement and a “full and unequivocal apology” from the publisher.

However, the settlement did not include an apology from the executives involved at the time.

Grant, who also reached a settlement with NGN over a privacy claim last year, insists more action is needed.

According to People magazinehe stressed that while the settlement was a step forward, the work was “by no means done.”

Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Grant argued that the civil action was “not the right tool” to reveal the full truth about the events at the News Group newspapers.

He explained: “That’s what they’ve done consistently over the last 10 years. They’ve spent £1billion to make sure these things never go to court … and you don’t get a proper judicial outcome.”

Grant added: “I think what they’re horrified about is that these findings are triggering a new criminal investigation.”

The “heretical” actor also noted that “many soldiers for these newspapers have now come to our side (…) to say that this is terrible. We were punished, we were in prison, we” Vedas paid fines, we lost our jobs .

Grant also called on the British Crown Prosecution Service to take action against NGN.

According to PeopleSources say Harry’s settlement is more than $12 million, compensating him for allegations of illegal information gathering by journalists and private investigators.

Speaking outside London’s High Court on Harry’s behalf, barrister David Sherborne called for a police investigation into the paper.

Sherborne discussed the significant personal matter he had dealt with Harry and his family.

“In a monumental victory, News UK has today admitted that The Sun, the flagship title for Rupert Murdoch’s UK media empire, has indeed engaged in illegal practices,” Sherborne said. “It represents vindication for the hundreds of other applicants who were strong-armed into the settlement without being able to get to the truth of what was done to them.”

Sherborne also condemned News Group newspapers for years of resistance, paying more than a billion pounds and legal fees to suppress the full extent of the breach.

He praised the accountability that has now been put in place, noting: “UK News is finally recognizing his illegal actions and brazen disregard for the law.”

“It also specifically admitted wrongdoing against Tom Watson and admitted wrongdoing by The Sun, as well as News of the World, against Prince Harry,” he added.

Along with reaching a settlement with the “backup” author, NGN also apologized for its actions.

They pleaded guilty to the charge, a 180 from their previous position of pleading guilty.

“NGN offers a full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex for his serious invasion of the Sun between 1996 and 2011 Company, PER People.

It continued: “NGN also offers a full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex for the phone hacking, surveillance and misuse of private information of journalists and private investigators commissioned by them in the news of the world.”

The company also apologized for “the impact of his extensive coverage and serious intrusion into his private life”, including that of his mother Diana, the late Princess of Wales.

Former Labor Deputy Lord Watson praised Harry for his leadership throughout the affair, highlighting the Duke’s courage and determination.

“His brave and amazing courage brought responsibility to a part of the media world that considered it untouchable,” he noted. “I am sure I speak for thousands of victims when I say we are grateful to him for his unwavering support and his determination under extreme pressure.”

Watson then called on Murdoch to “follow this corporate admission of guilt with a personal apology to Prince Harry, our King’s father and the countless others who have suffered the same wrongful conduct at the hands of his media empire”.