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Ex-editor denies phone hacking claims
10 Feb
Summary
- Dacre expressed anger over privacy violation allegations.
- Claimants allege unlawful behaviour from 1993 until 2011.
- Associated Newspapers denies all allegations of unlawful information gathering.
Paul Dacre, the long-serving former editor of the Daily Mail, has testified in London's High Court, expressing strong anger and upset regarding allegations of unlawful behaviour made by Prince Harry and six other claimants. These litigants are suing Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, for alleged privacy violations, including phone hacking and deception, between 1993 and 2011.
Associated Newspapers has rejected these assertions, maintaining that all information used in their publications was obtained lawfully. Dacre, now editor-in-chief of dmg media, stated his primary concern was the integrity of the Daily Mail's staff and its reputation, rather than his personal legacy. The trial, which began a month ago, has seen claimants like Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley give evidence.
Lawyers for the publishers have suggested that information obtained by claimants may have originated from other media, their representatives, or social circles. They also accuse some parties of a conspiracy. Dacre specifically addressed claims by Doreen Lawrence, whose son's murder case saw significant support from the Mail titles, calling her claims "bitterly wounding."
