Lord Prescott has said he is prepared to take legal action to find out whether News of The World journalists hacked into his phone messages.
The ex-deputy prime minister said he would seek a judicial review if the police did not say whether claims his phone had been tapped were true.
The paper's royal editor was jailed for conspiracy to access messages in 2007.
The paper said that was an isolated case, but suspended a reporter earlier this year pending an investigation.
It has also confirmed it was looking into the conduct of a unnamed journalist regarding alleged attempts to hack into the phone of a public figure. The paper said it would take "swift and decisive action" if there was proof of wrongdoing
Last year, the Metropolitan Police chose not to launch an investigation into claims, made by the Guardian newspaper, that a host of public figures - including Lord Prescott - had had their messages hacked by journalists.
'Clearly available'
At the time, it said the evidence did not warrant it and suggested Lord Prescott's phone had not been tapped.
But Lord Prescott told the BBC this had never been confirmed and he now wanted to "find the truth".
He said he expected to hear from the police next week and, if he did not, he would take further action.
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