Phone Hacking Trial: Blunkett's inner circle 'all knew about affair It is alleged that details of the secret relationship were uncovered when Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator, hacked Mrs Quinn's voicemail. Police later discovered transcripts and tapes of voicemail messages that Mr Blunkett had left for his lover at Mr Mulcaire's home and at the offices of News International. Mr Evans, who worked for Mr Blunkett from 2001 until 2004, admitted that at least 13 people who worked closely with the politician knew about the affair. Under cross examination by Timothy Langdale QC, for Andy Coulson, the former News of the World editor, Mr Evans said that among those who knew, was Kath Raymond. At the time the former Home Office special adviser had just begun a relationship with Les Hinton, a senior figure at News International. The couple married in 2009. Mr Evans said Mr Blunkett's security officers and his driver also knew of the affair. Mr Langdale said: "Given the open nature of the contact between Mr Blunkett and Kimberly Quinn, it wouldn't be surprising if people put two and two together and came up with an accurate four, would it?" Mr Evans said: "I considered it inevitable that the story would come out at some stage." The News of the World broke the story on August 15, but did not name Mrs Quinn. The following day she was named in The Sun, which was edited by Rebekah Brooks at the time, and the Daily Mirror. Jurors also heard voicemail recordings that Mr Blunkett left for another female friend, Sally King, in the wake of false press rumours about their relationship. In one hacked voicemail recording that was recovered from Mr Mulcaire's home, he could be heard saying to Miss King: "Someone very, very close has done a really phenomenal piece of work on destroying both our lives at this moment in time and it's vile. Whoever it is I hope they rot in hell. He says later: "The hyenas are still trying to get me but when I am back I shall shed a little light and they will then run back into the jungle again." Mr Coulson, 45, of Charing, Kent; Rebekah Brooks, 45, of Churchill, Oxon; and News of the World executives Ian Edmondson, 44, from Raynes Park, south-west London; and Stuart Kuttner, 73, from Woodford Green, Essex, all deny conspiring with others to hack phones between Oct 3 2000 and August 9 2006.