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Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott says he "wants to know the truth" behind suggestions his bin was searched and bank account accessed in a sting linked to Sunday Times whistleblower John Ford.

He said: "Have they the right to pay someone as an investigator to do all these illegal activities just to get a news source?"

The Sunday Times says it strongly rejects accusations that in the past it retained or commissioned any individual to act illegally.

(Photo: John Prescott, credit: Getty Images)