Mr Grant said he and Prince Harry were determined to ‘get at the real truth’ but had been prevented from doing so because NGN had ‘gamed the system’ by paying more than £1 billion in settlements to hacking victims to avoid court proceedings.
The actor called on Keir Starmer to show ‘leadership’ and stop ‘criminal abuse by big corporations’ after the Prince won a multi-million pound settlement this week over phone hacking claims against The Sun newspaper.
Mr Grant told the BBC that in the light of Prince Harry’s settlement ‘the CPS and police should launch a new criminal investigation into this.
Hugh Grant has backed Prince Harry’s call for a fresh police investigation into Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
Prince Harry’s settlement came after NGN admitted for the first time that The Sun had been involved in illegal intrusion.
