Rupert Murdoch’s company ‘actively frustrated’ Met’s phone-hacking investigation

Fri, 25 Apr 2025

Exclusive: Court document reveals accusations by former detectives, with one concluding NGN’s Will Lewis could have been arrested

Rupert Murdoch’s company, News Group Newspapers, has been accused by former detectives of having “actively frustrated” their UK investigation into phone hacking, with one concluding a senior executive could have been arrested for perverting the course of justice, according to a newly disclosed court document.

The senior executive, Will Lewis, is now chief executive and publisher of the Washington Post.