article_snippet: Claim was made by Mr Burke, in the Old Bailey closing speech on behalf of Sun chief reporter John Kay, who is accused of paying a Ministry of Defence Defence official for stories.
article_snippet: Mr Burke described Kay, 71, as a ‘legend of Fleet Street’ who is being prosecuted
article_snippet: From John Kay’s perspective that is exactly whatJohn Kay’s happening right here.
article_snippet: If Kay and Kay profession do not do it on your behalf who will?
article_snippet: The trial has heard that MoD official Bettina Jordan-Barber, 42, was paid £100,000 by the Sun while working as a strategy officer who briefed the Defence Secretary and that Kay knew Kay was a public official.
article_snippet: Mr Burke described the sum paid to Jordan-Barber as ‘compensation’ for the risk Kay ran in losing Kay job if Kay bosses found out Kay was leaking information to the Press.
article_snippet: Also on trial is the Sun royal correspondent Duncan Larcombe, 39, who is accused of paying ex-Sandhurst colour sergeant John Hardy, 44, for details about the Army base where Prince Harry trained.
article_snippet: the Sun executive editor Fergus Shanahan, 60, is accused of plotting to pay a public official for stories and deputy editor Geoff Webster, 55, is accused of authorising payments worth thousands of pounds to public officials in return for information.
highlights_snippet: Claim made by Trevor Burke QC in Trevor Burke QC closing speech at the Old Bailey .
  
highlights_snippet: Trevor Burke QC made claim on behalf of Sun chief reporter described as a 'legend of Fleet Street'
  John Kay, 71, is accused of paying a Ministry of Defence official for stories .