A senior News of the World executive has been suspended following a "serious allegation" related to phone hacking.
Ian Edmondson, the title's assistant editor (news), was suspended before Christmas, shortly after the Guardian obtained court documents which alleged he had asked private investigator Glenn Mulcaire to hack into phones belonging to actress Sienna Miller and her staff. Miller is suing the paper's parent company News Group Newspapers.
The News of the World confirmed in a statement today that Edmondson, who was hired by former editor Andy Coulson, had been suspended on full pay. Coulson is now David Cameron's director of communications.
"A serious allegation has been made about the conduct of a member of the News of the World staff," the paper said.
"We have followed our internal procedures and we can confirm that this person was suspended from active duties just before Christmas.
The paper added that it is carrying out its own internal investigation into the allegation and that "appropriate action will be taken" if they are found to be true.
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