Gordon Brown has denied claims made by the former chief executive of News International, Rebekah Brooks, that he gave permission for The Sun to run a story about his infant son's illness.
Giving evidence to the inquiry on Monday morning under oath, the former prime minister said he and his wife had not been given a choice as to whether the tabloid revealed the information.
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