Tessa Jowell donates hacking payoff

Former Cabinet minister Tessa Jowell has given £100,000 of her phone hacking compensation settlement to a London charity tackling youth crime.

London Citizens will use the cash to help expand its network of safe havens where young people can go if they are being threatened or feel unsafe.

Police had told Ms Jowell her mobile phone was hacked “wholesale” by the News of the World. She was reportedly targeted at the time her estranged husband David Mills was being investigated for his links to former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.

On June 9, London Citizens will hold rallies in 20 boroughs to launch its 100 Days Of Peace campaign.

It wants to set up safe havens in areas such as Croydon and Tottenham, worst hit during last year’s riots. There are more than 300 CitySafe Havens across London.