Mrs Brooks, 43, and six other suspects will learn of their fate after answering bail on Tuesday morning. They are thought to include her husband, Charlie, and News International’s head of security, Mark Hanna. Mrs Brooks’s former PA, Cheryl Carter, a News International chauffeur and two security consultants are also expected to be included in the Crown Prosecution Service announcement. The police inquiry into phone-hacking and corruption has not yet led to any charges. The announcement by prosecutors comes days after Mrs Brooks – a former editor of News of the World and The Sun – gave evidence at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards. At the hearing, Tony Blair’s former press secretary, Alastair Campbell, admitted the Labour government realised there was a ‘real problem’ in the relationship between the press and politicians but failed to address it. Mr Campbell added he did not believe the current prime minister wanted to set up the Leveson Inquiry. ‘I don’t think that David Cameron particularly wants to have to deal with this,’ he said. Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt was under renewed pressure after Lord O’Donnell – Britain’s former top civil servant – said he should have been clear about what talks his special adviser had with News Corp over its BSkyB bid. The comments, given in evidence to the Leveson Inquiry, came as Commons speaker John Bercow demanded Mr Hunt answer questions from MPs about his conduct.
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