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by Charles Lavery
Andy Coulson WILL face perjury charges in a Scottish court.
The former News of the World executive and press adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron has been told he will face court in Scotland over statements he made under oath during the Tommy Sheridan trial.
He met Scots QC Paul McBride at the Matrix legal chambers in London last week. That meeting came after a series of telephone calls between McBride, Coulson, and senior members of the Conservative Party.
McBride has been helping the Conservatives shape their legal policies for some time and is on first name terms with some of the party’s most senior figures in Scotland and London.
Coulson has been told to prepare himself for charges. Legal restrictions prevent further reporting at this time.
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July 24th, 2011 at 10:24 am
Turns out now that Carreron didn’t subject him to top vetting, but ‘forgot ‘ to tell his civil servants, who treated him as though he were cleared at the highest level. Hackergate isn’t over at all, and is getting more and more interesting.
July 22nd, 2011 at 10:01 am
[...] Hackgate story is over’ and ‘everyone’s a bit bored now’. News that Andy Coulson will be tried in Scotland for perjury should put paid to such nonsense. I don’t think there’ll be so much winking in the dock [...]
July 22nd, 2011 at 12:29 am
quite right too if he has told porkies on oath he should face the consequences but where does it leave our prime minister and his judgement in hiring him