issues that have stemmed from it, issues which to a certain extent, heather, have painted both the police in this country as well as the government, david cameron being pressed again about his decision to hire former news of the world editor annie kohlson as his chief of communications as number 10 downing street. his judgment really being called into question over this because colson had already resigned from news of the world when cameron hired him. colson still claims he knew nothing about the phone hacking at news of the world, and cameron said he believes him. but colson was arrested week before last, and cameron lashed out today at the british opposition for trying to take him down over this. stop hunting feeble conspiracy theories and start writing to the level of events. reporter: yesterday, of course, was a big day in the big picture of the story where
communications as number 10 downing street. his judgment really being called into question over this because colson had already resigned from news of the world when cameron hired him. colson still claims he knew nothing about the phone hacking at news of the world, and cameron said he believes him. but colson was arrested week before last, and cameron lashed out today at the british opposition for trying to take him down over this. stop hunting feeble conspiracy theories and start writing to the level of events. reporter: yesterday, of course, was a big day in the big picture of the story where rupert murdoch and his son james answering questions for a parliamentary committee for three whole hours, all of this broadcast live across the u.k. and now parliament setting aside yet another entire day to discuss the crisis. outside the westminster
speaker. it s not about whether mr. coulson lied to him. it s about the information and warnings they ignored. you are looking at a live shot from parliament. incredible. an incredible inquiry into david cameron s let s continue. we ll comment with tina brown and the panel after. a full apology now for hiring mr. coulson and bringing him to the heart of downing street. prime minister. what i would say to the gentleman is stop hunting feeble conspiracy theories and start rising to the level of events. most of that was just a tissue of totally first of all, let me thank him for recalling parliament. i think lord leverson will do a
police bribery scandal. you live and you learn and believe you me i have learned. even after he owned up to the lesson, opposition leader ed millband seemed ready to school the prime minister. he made the wrong choice. he chose to stick with mr. coulson. millband says cameron owes to it the british people to be more forthright blchl the country has a right to expect that the prime minister would have made every effort to uncover the information about mr. coulson to protect himself and his office. yet the pattern of events suggest the opposite. in this case, the opposite attracts a public tongue lashing. the prime minister was compromised by his relationship with mr. coulson. he was hand strung by a conflict of interest. by cameron gave as good as he got. is stop hunting feeble conspiracy theories and start
by hiring mr. coulson. he says if he lied to him, he would apologize. mr. speaker, that isn t good enough. because people people it s not about hindsight, mr. speaker. it s not about whether mr. coulson lied to him. it s about the information and warnings they ignored. you are looking at a live shot from parliament. incredible. an incredible inquiry into david cameron s let s continue. we ll comment with tina brown and the panel after. a full apology now for hiring mr. coulson and bringing him to the heart of downing street. prime minister. what i would say to the gentleman is stop hunting feeble conspiracy theories and start rising to the level of events.