Monday 18 July 2011

Now FOUR police chiefs face inquiry as PM is forced to call emergency session on phone hacking



David Cameron is today facing the greatest crisis of his premiership as he prepares to fly back from an official visit to South Africa for an emergency session of Parliament on phone hacking.

The prime minister's government was plunged into fresh turmoil as it emerged four senior police chiefs will be investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

In a dramatic day of developments, the news came just hours after Assistant Commissioner John Yates 'of the Yard' became the second police chief to quit in just a day.

His resignation came the morning after Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson fell on his sword, taking a brutal swipe at Mr Cameron as he went.

Forced out by his links to Neil Wallis, the police chief suggested employing the former News of the World executive as an adviser was less controversial than the Prime Minister's hiring of NotW former editor Andy Coulson.

'Under Mr Coulson, Mr Wallis had not resigned from the News of the World or, to the best of my

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