The hacking trial jury has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on two charges against former No 10 spin doctor Andy Coulson of conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office by paying police officers for two royal directories.
Labour has said leader Ed Miliband was careful in his televised statement yesterday not to raise issues of Andy Coulson's character or the facts of the trial.
However, Mr Miliband did refer to the Prime Minister's former director of communications as a "criminal" - a fact "which had been established by the jury itself".
"It seems to us that these are matters between the judge and the Prime Minister," a senior Labour source said.
"We were reacting to the Prime Minister's statement. We were responsible in our reaction to the Prime Minister's statement," they added.
David Cameron has been criticised by the phone hacking trial judge for discussing Andy Coulson while the jury was still considering charges.
As the phone hacking trial jury is discharged, here are some surprising facts about the eight-month case.