Article in US paper claims Robert Winnett, due to join from Telegraph, used material from self-described ‘thief’
has published an investigation that accuses its own future editor of using the work of a self-described blagger who stole private records to order.that Robert Winnett used material from a self-confessed blagger, John Ford, while working as a journalist on the Sunday Times during the 2000s.
It suggests exclusive stories by Winnett about a takeover of Leeds United, Tony Blair’s finances, and the client list for a new Mercedes-Benz model were all connected to work by Ford. He worked for the newspaper for many years before accepting a police caution for a bodged attempt in 2010 to blag a pre-release copy of Tony Blair’s autobiography from the book’s publisher. He was paid £2,100 by the Sunday Times for the failed blag but his work for the paper dried up after the arrest, which took place amid growing scrutiny of the dark arts of British journalism.
Lewis, a former editor of the Daily Telegraph, has been tasked with turning around the newspaper’s fortunes and improving its financial position after years of heavy losses. His arrival has instead prompted renewed attention on his past links to the News UK phone-hacking scandal.
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