I've never told anyone to hack a phone - Piers Morgan

Former exertion of the Daily Mirror Piers Morgan has been quizzed astir telephone hacking allegations, portion appearing connected Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.

Earlier this year, astatine a proceedings successful the High Court against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), the Duke of Sussex and others alleged their phones were hacked by the paper publisher's journalists.

Asked specifically astir whether helium had "ever listened to a voicemail without the consent of 1 of the participants", Mr Morgan replied: "No, I person made it precise clear. My presumption connected hacking is: I person ne'er hacked a phone, I person ne'er told anyone to hack a phone, nary 1 has produced immoderate evidence."

Mirror Group Newspapers has admitted telephone hacking took place, but insists blasted cannot beryllium pinned connected executives due to the fact that it says the unlawful enactment was deliberately concealed by the journalists.

Mr Morgan was exertion of the Daily Mirror betwixt 1995 and 2004 and has repeatedly denied engagement successful amerciable telephone hacking.