Jurors in the phone hacking trial have been formally discharged after failing to reach a verdict on four final charges.
Andy Coulson, the former Number 10 spin doctor, and the ex-News Of The World (NOTW) royal editor Clive Goodman had been accused of conspiring to commit misconduct in public office by paying police officers for two royal phone directories.
But after sitting through eight months of evidence at the Old Bailey, the jury could not reach even a majority verdict and were discharged.
Sky's Home Affairs Correspondent Mark White, outside the court, said: "There was a move by the legal counsel for Andy Coulson and Clive Goodman to have those remaining counts thrown out ... because they felt the jury would not be able to reach fair conclusions.
"The comments made by the Prime Minister were very prejudicial, suggesting Andy Coulson had been dishonest.
"However, in essence, that argument is a moot point for the moment because the jury has not been able to reach verdicts."
The discharging of the jury comes a day after Coulson was found guilty of plotting to hack phones between 2000 and 2006 while working at the NOTW.
The scandal, which cost the 46-year-old his job as the Prime Minister's communications director and led to the closure of his former newspaper, involved a list of high-profile targets, including Kate Middleton and Prince William, James Bond star Daniel Craig and murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler.
A decision on whether to hold a retrial will be made at the start of next week, with sentencing possible on Friday.
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