While minds were on phone hacking - was it a good time to bury bad news?

Whilst the news channels are the Westminster village were focused on the phone hacking charges, guess what Jeremy Hunt announced?

More troops, due to more G4S failings.

What convenient timing.

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Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015.

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