News International phone hacking scandal was announced that former parliamentary commissioner for standards Elizabeth Filkin would "recommend changes to links between the police and the media, including how to extend transparency." It was revealed that both John Whittingdale and Tom Watson may need to speak to James Murdoch again as the Commons culture select committee about recalling James Murdoch. An MP has released a letter from the now jailed journalist, alleging senior "News of the World" figures knew that the hacking scandal was going on, when the former royal editor, Clive Goodman, wrote his letter to News International as he appealed against his dismissal in
News media phone hacking scandal and News International never waived privilege with respect to the law firm so that they could say for themselves what they had been able to do. Linklaters replaced Burton Copeland in representing News International in July 2011 and sent a letter to the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee in August 2011 stating "Burton Copeland did not conduct an investigation into phone hacking at the "News of the World" and their role was 'only about helping the police'... [but] Scotland Yard received 'very little material' from News International and Burton Copeland." News International employees Jonathan Chapman and Daniel Cloke, respectively