A retired civil servant who was tasked by Tony Blair to clean up political party funding has been announced as chair of the apppointment panel of the Independent Press Standards Organisation.

Sir Hayden Phillips was appointed to the position after being approached by former judge Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers (pictured above) who headed a Foundation Group.

A statement from the ex-Judges’s office said: "The Foundation Group identified Sir Hayden Phillips as the person whom it wished to chair the Appointment Panel.