Media committee failed to get Murdoch to accept responsibility
The culture, media and sport select committee fell short by failing to get Rupert Murdoch, though “humbled”, to accept responsibility for the phone hacking scandal.
The culture, media and sport select committee fell short by failing to get Rupert Murdoch, though “humbled”, to accept responsibility for the phone hacking scandal.
William Gore, public affairs director of the Press Complaints Commission, defends the PCC against the attacks it’s received over the phone hacking scandal.
Ministers claim that Boris Johnson’s mayoralty has been an effective trial for elected police commissioners. If so they have been shown to fail in the light of further hackergate revelations and the plans should be ditched.
For the umpteenth time, David Cameron failed to fully apologise for brining the poison of Andy Coulson into Downing Street, in a Commons debate on phone hacking.
In the next half hour, the prime minister will make an emergency statement to Parliament on the phone hacking scandal, as more damning revelations emerge.
Today’s select committee hearings into phone hacking briefly descended into chaos after a protestor attacked Rupert Murdoch, reports Tom Rouse.
Much print has been expended on what powers the culture, media and sport committee have, and what the witnesses may or may not be allowed to say – but what are the rules?
Ahead of this afternoon’s select committee appearance, it’s worth reminding ourselves of the worrying level of control Rupert Murdoch has over the news agenda.
Left Foot Forward has obtained a copy of the 25 questions Scottish Labour has for Alex Salmond and the SNP over their links to News International and Rupert Murdoch.
Rupert Murdoch, after four decades of influencing, bullying and belittling our democracy, will finally be held to account by Parliament today, and made to answer.