British Prime Minister David Cameron’s former communications chief was arrested Friday over allegations of phone hacking celebrities and murder victims and bribing police for information during his time as editor of scandal-sunk News of the World tabloid. Cameron acted to distance himself from a crisis knocking at the door of 10 Downing St., acknowledging that British politicians and the press had become too cozy and promising investigations into both the activities at the tabloid and into future media regulation. “The truth is, we’ve all been in this together,” Cameron told reporters at a hastily arranged news conference Friday morning. “Party leaders were so keen to win the support of…
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