Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson are accused of conspiring to hack voice mails . The hacking scandal prompted Cameron to set up an independent judge-led inquiry -- named for Lord Justice Leveson , its chairman -- to make recommendations on journalistic ethics and examine the relationship of the press with the public , police and politicians . The pair were arrested in July last year after being named as suspects by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). The tabloid was part of Rupert Murdoch 's News Corp. media empire . Brooks and Coulson were close to British Prime Minister David Cameron .
Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson are accused of conspiring to hack voice mails . The pair were arrested in July last year after being named as suspects by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). The tabloid was part of Rupert Murdoch 's News Corp. media empire . Brooks and Coulson were close to British Prime Minister David Cameron .