The New York Times has today hit back hard at Scotland Yard over the phone hacking case.

In an article that covers developments since their investigative piece was posted, the newspaper published a strident statement by its executive editor Bill Kellner.

Kellner is quoted as saying:

Scotland Yard has declined our repeated requests for interviews and refused to release information we requested months ago under the British freedom of information law.

After our story was published, Scotland Yard expressed renewed interest in the case and asked us to provide interview materials and notes; we declined, as we would with any such request from police.

Our story speaks for itself and makes clear that the police already have evidence that they have chosen not to pursue.

His comment was made in response to a statement last night by John Yates, assistant commissioner of the Met Police, who said the police would consider reopening the criminal inquiry if fresh evidence of wrongdoing emerged.

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1. Liberal Conspiracy

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2. DaveHill

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3. paulstpancras

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4. salardeen

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5. David Miller

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6. David Miller

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7. Luke Massey

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8. winston k moss

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9. smido

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10. sunny hundal

    There's still too much focus on Coulson and not enough on the Met. NYT today accuses them of obstruction http://bit.ly/cWy1fY

11. Ian Fellows

    RT @sunny_hundal: There's still too much focus on Coulson and not enough on the Met. NYT today accuses them of obstruction http://bit.ly/cWy1fY

12. Krupesh J. Hirani

    RT @sunny_hundal: There's still too much focus on Coulson and not enough on the Met. NYT today accuses them of obstruction http://bit.ly/cWy1fY

13. Neil Hughes

    RT @sunny_hundal: There's still too much focus on Coulson and not enough on the Met. NYT today accuses them of obstruction http://bit.ly/cWy1fY

14. Derek Bryant

    RT @sunny_hundal There's still 2 much focus on Coulson and not enough on the Met. NYT today accuses them of obstruction http://bit.ly/cWy1fY

15. Paul Sagar

    RT @sunny_hundal: There's still too much focus on Coulson and not enough on the Met. NYT today accuses them of obstruction http://bit.ly/cWy1fY

16. Tab

    RT @sunny_hundal: There's still too much focus on Coulson and not enough on the Met. NYT today accuses them of obstruction http://bit.ly/cWy1fY

17. Carlos

    RT @sunny_hundal: There's still too much focus on Coulson and not enough on the Met. NYT today accuses them of obstruction http://bit.ly/cWy1fY

18. Will Millinship

    RT @sunny_hundal: There's still too much focus on Coulson and not enough on the Met. NYT today accuses them of obstruction http://bit.ly/cWy1fY