The 50 second video that changed former health secretary Matt Hancock’s life forever was published by The Sun on 25 June 2021. But before printing a scoop about a politician’s private life, there are so many factors a news outlet needs to consider.

In this episode, host Dermot Murnaghan is joined by Harry Cole, The Sun’s political editor, who broke the Hancock scandal story, and Rachel Atkins, Partner at Schillings law firm and expert in privacy and reputation law.