Gary Gibbon
Hunt safe for now; Murdoch done for day
Jeremy Hunt’s immediate chances of survival are looking a bit better than I would’ve guessed this morning.
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LIVE BLOG: Rupert Murdoch at the Leveson Day Two
On his second day of giving evidence at the Leveson Inquiry, Rupert Murdoch will face questions over the allegations of phone hacking and bribery at the heart of the scandal that led to the closure of the News of the World. Follow all the action with Channel 4 News’ live blog and have your say here.
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Murdoch cover-up claim a ‘shameful lie’
Rupert Murdoch tells the Leveson inquiry the News of the World was involved in a phone-hacking “cover-up”. But former NoW legal manager Tom Crone accuses Mr Murdoch of a “shameful lie”.
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Gary Gibbon
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Gary Gibbon
Hunt defends himself, Murdoch questions Brown’s state of mind
All in all though, it was the documents put on-line that fired up yesterday’s session and triggered the furore around Jeremy Hunt’s position. Today looks like being different. The documents Rupert Murdoch refers to in his written statement don’t look like they are seismic. The action, for now, is back in Westminster, even if the anthropological interest is at the high court.
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Gary Gibbon
Murdoch ‘never asked a prime minister for anything’
Channel 4 News politics editor Gary Gibbon on Rupert Murdoch’s first exchanges at the Leveson Inquiry, in which the media mogul discusses conversations with Margaret Thatcher
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Gary Gibbon
Murdoch: text and email trails and settling accounts
Gary Gibbon on Murdoch, text and email trails and settling accounts.
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LIVE BLOG: Rupert Murdoch at the Leveson Inquiry
Rupert Murdoch appears before the Leveson Inquiry, following his son James’ appearance yesterday which unearthed evidence that Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt ‘secretly supported’ News Corp’s bid for BSkyB. Mr Murdoch Snr is due to take the stand today from 10am to 4.30pm and on Thursday. We’ll be live blogging all the action here and you can have your say on the day’s events as they unfold in the box below.
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Brown: ‘I did not threaten to wage war on Murdoch’
Gordon Brown calls for Rupert Murdoch to correct his testimony to the Leveson inquiry after the media mogul claimed the former prime minister made threats when the Sun backed the Tories in 2009.
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LIVE BLOG: Murdochs at the Leveson Inquiry
James Murdoch appears before the Leveson Inquiry today, ahead of his father Rupert who will give evidence for two days on Wednesday and Thursday. Murdoch Jnr is due up before the Inquiry between 10am and 4.30pm. We’ll be live blogging all the action here and you can have your say on the day’s events as they unfold in the box below.
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Will Murdochs’ evidence embarrass politicians?
As Rupert and James Murdoch prepare to give evidence to the Leveson inquiry, Channel 4 News Home Affairs Correspondent Andy Davies says prime ministers past and present may face “awkward moments”.
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Who has sued and settled in phone-hacking scandal?
As the Murdochs give evidence to the Leveson inquiry, Channel 4 News maps some of the key people who have sued, settled, made accusations and been arrested in the ongoing phone-hacking scandal.
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Hunt ‘secretly backed’ Murdoch BSkyB bid
Jeremy Hunt comes under pressure to resign after James Murdoch tells the Leveson inquiry the culture secretary secretly supported News Corporation’s BSkyB bid and leaked information to the Murdochs.
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Will Murdochs’ evidence embarrass politicians?
As Rupert and James Murdoch prepare to give evidence to the Leveson inquiry, Channel 4 News Home Affairs Correspondent Andy Davies says prime ministers past and present may face “awkward moments”.
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Sky News admits hacking emails
Sky News admits to hacking emails, including the account of John Darwin, the “canoe man” accused of faking his own death.
Jon Snow 
