Gordon Brown: I stand by my claim that The Sun illegally obtained son's medical records Rebekah Brooks, the former News International chief executive, has told the inquiry that the 2006 story was obtained from a source connected to a charity for the condition, and not the hacking of medical records. However, NHS Fife has apologised to Mr Brown and his wife, Sarah, after finding it was "highly likely" details of his son's condition were disclosed by a staff member. A statement issued from the former Prime Minister's office said: "The Times had made a basic error of fact upon which they made built false allegations suggesting that Mr Brown misled the Leveson Inquiry. The Times should have the good grace to correct this and other errors in their report. Campbell Gunn, the Sunday Post's political editor, said he contacted Mr Brown's constituency office because the Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath MP had been seen taking Fraser to hospital. The Sunday Post did not say or, in fact, know that Mr Brown's son was being tested at that time for cystic fibrosis and never claimed that we knew this. Indeed, the first time I knew anything of cystic fibrosis was when I read it in The Sun," he said. Mr Brown used his appearance at the Leveson Inquiry to contradict Mrs Brooks's testimony that he gave permission for The Sun to publish the story. He described her explanation for how the tabloid obtained the story as "unlikely" but said his wife had remained friend with Mrs Brooks because she is "one of the most forgiving people I know."