There are two stories running alongside each other here.
1. Newmark was an absolute fool, he won't be the first, he won't be the last. It has no relevance that he is a Conservative MP as it has little relevance Labour MP's have recently resigned for fraud and a Lib Dem resigned for breaking the law. It was after all a left wing rag that set out to entrap a politician so it would be a Tory anyway.
He was correct to resign his post, I don't think it rates as high as financial fraud or breaking the law but it is none the less a serious error of judgement and certainly embarrassing for the party.
I just feel so sorry for his wife and children but I guess he should have put that into the equation when he did what he did.
2. The Mirror Group is I hope going to get a bit of s--t thrown at them for once, instead of them giving it.
They have recently admitted to phone hacking, apparently they must be in order to do so as I have not seen very media coverage aghast at it's usage, no police investigation or journalist arrested as with the NOW. and the Sun. WHY? I was not surprised by the hypocrisy of Hacked Off over the phone hacking when I heard there spokesman on t.v. It's not a right wing paper is it!
They have clearly used entrapment by using a male reporter who used a picture of a female, as far as I can tell without her permission? They apparently have tried this tactic on more than one MP. I think the hypocrisy of the likes of the Daily Mirrors Kevin McQuire is astounding in trying to defend this story and the Mirror Group. I hope it opens up a can of worms for them.
I will be interested as to the connections between the Leveson Report and this incident. I will be interested to see what the new body for self governance of the newspaper profession comes up with. I won't hold my breath.
. Rude. 
