Privacy trial judge asks why Piers Morgan has not given evidence

Judge in case brought by Prince Harry noted that some journalists happy to comment on sidelines

The judge presiding over the privacy case brought by Prince Harry and others has questioned why journalists including Piers Morgan have not appeared to give evidence, noting that some have been happy to commentate on the case from the sidelines in recent weeks.

During Tuesday’s hearing, Mr Justice Fancourt listed the names of more than two dozen people he felt could have been brought before him, “in no particular order”, in the case against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN); the publisher of the Daily and Sunday Mirror and the Sunday People.