# Royal British Legion severs partnership with NOTW

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/07/07/royal-british-legion-severs-partnership-notw/
- Published: 2011-07-07T13:21:45+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Royal British Legion will not be working with the _News of the World_ any 
more after allegations that relatives of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq
may have had their phones hacked by a private investigator working for the newspaper.**

A statement from the RBL said that it has suspended all relations with the _NoW_
until the allegations were resolved. A spokeswoman said: “We can’t with any conscience
campaign alongside the _News of the World_ on behalf of armed forces families while
it stands accused of preying on these same families in the lowest depths of their
misery. The hacking allegations have shocked us to the core.”

The RBL will also be reviewing its advertising with News International papers which
include the _NoW_, _The Sun_ and _The Times_. The phone hacking story has led high-
profile, high-spending advertisers to boycott the _NoW_ this weekend, including 
Japanese car manufacturer Mitsubishi, Virgin Holidays, Specsavers, Halifax Bank,
the Co-operative Group and Vauxhall.

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