Ex-Mail on Sunday editor denies misleading inquiry over private investigator

Former Mail on Sunday editor Peter Wright denied misleading the Leveson inquiry regarding the newspaper's relationship with a convicted private investigator, Steve Whittamore. The denial came during a high court hearing where Prince Harry and six others accuse Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL) of unlawful information gathering. Wright stated that he relayed information from a managing editor to the Leveson inquiry in 2012 and had not personally reviewed the financial records of Whittamore's work. Claimants' barrister David Sherborne presented invoices suggesting Whittamore's activities were detailed, contradicting Wright's earlier testimony. Wright maintained he only saw the detailed invoices recently and that he had concerns about Whittamore's use as early as 2004, leading to restrictions on his engagement by the Mail on Sunday. ANL denies all allegations of unlawful information gathering.

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