Speaker John Bercow granted an emergency debate on Tuesday after it was claimed that murdered Milly Dowler’s phone was hacked by an investigator working for the News of the World.

Labour MP Chris Bryant said that the News of the World was playing God with the emotions of the victim’s family. He added that debate should also take a look at the role of the Metropolitan Police.

Prime Minister David Cameron said that if the accusations were true, it was a truly dreadful act; however, he the government was not committed to hold an independent inquiry.

It was allegedly David Cameron’s former media advisor Andy Coulson who authorized payments to police when he was the News of the World editor.

Mr. Coulson resigned when the paper’s royal editor Mr. Goodman was put behind the bars for conspiracy to access phone messages.

Glenn Mulcaire, who intercepted the phone calls of royal aides, was also jailed for six years.

When contacted, Mulcaire said, “I want to apologise to anybody who was hurt or upset. Working for the News of the World was never easy. There was relentless pressure.”

Rupert Murdoch's newspaper, The News of the World, is under investigation over a number of phone hacking claims.