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00:00I've been asked to read out a statement on behalf of the Duke of Sussex and Lord Watson.
00:08In a monumental victory today, News UK have admitted that The Sun, the flagship title
00:16for Rupert Murdoch's UK media empire, has indeed engaged in illegal practices. This
00:24represents a vindication for the hundreds of other claimants who were strong-armed into
00:30settling without being able to get to the truth of what was done to them. After endless
00:38resistance, denials and legal battles by newsgroup newspapers, including spending more than a
00:45billion pounds in payouts and in legal costs, as well as paying off those in the know in
00:52order to prevent the full picture from coming out, News UK is finally held to account for
00:59its illegal actions and its blatant disregard for the law. It has also specifically admitted
01:06wrongdoing against Tom Watson and admitted unlawful acts by The Sun, as well as by the
01:12News of the World against Prince Harry. The truth that has now been exposed is that newsgroup
01:20newspapers unlawfully engaged more than 100 private investigators over at least 16 years
01:27on more than 35,000 occasions. This happened as much at The Sun as it did at the News of
01:36the World, with the knowledge of all the editors and executives going to the very top of the
01:43company.