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June 16, 2017updated 30 Jun 2017 10:45am

Hospital withdraws complaint alleging Sun reporter ‘impersonated’ relative of injured Grenfell resident to get interview

By Freddy Mayhew

The Sun has “resolved” a disagreement with King’s College Hospital after staff claimed one the paper’s reporters had impersonated the relative of an injured Grenfell Tower resident in an attempt to secure an interview.

The hospital said it had “formally written” to press regulator the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) to complain about the incident, which The Sun strongly disputed.

A spokesperson for the News UK-owned daily title has said the complaint has now been resolved and the IPSO complaint withdrawn.

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