Video: Alistair Campbell: 'I wanted to show the depravity at News of the World' Alastair Campbell, along with other high-profile figures including comedian Steve Coogan, has settled his phone-hacking damages claims against the News of the World. Writing in his blog, Mr Campbell said that he may be entitled to further damages as the publisher had also undertaken to continue searches of other "documents in its possession" so that he could ascertain the extent of any further wrongdoing.