'Coulson was never given top security clearance'

July 21, 2011 11:53

More on the News of the World phone hacking scandal, a Guardian report says that British PM David Cameron's nemesis, Andy Coulson, was never given top security clearance in government. Coulson was granted only mid-level clearance, so avoiding the most rigorous security checks into his background.

Coulson, was former News of the World editor and was appointed by Cameron as his director of communications. Read

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