Parliament to say no to Murdoch as police widen News International net
MPs will unite today to oppose Rupert Murdoch’s takeover of BSkyB, with the prime minister outlining the details of the inquiry into the phone hacking scandal.
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Pressure grows for US legal investigation of Murdoch empire
Pressure is growing on Rupert Murdoch in the US. The Attorney General is facing calls – including from a senior Senator – to investigate “all entities controlled by News Corp”.
Do Murdoch, Murdoch and Brooks have the balls to face Parliament?
Parliaments bared its teeth today, subjecting police officers to interrogation, summoning the Murdoch Three to answer them, and uniting to oppose the BSkyB takeover.
Miliband v Murdoch: Can Ed win this “battle to the death”?
Who will win the batte between Ed Miliband and Rupert Murdoch – which has been described as a fight between “Ed and Goliath” and a “battle to the death”?
Yet again, the discredited Sun fails to report the main story
Once again, Rupert Murdoch’s Sun newspaper has failed to report the latest sickening revelations in the phone hacking scandal, reports Shamik Das.
Questions for Cameron extend beyond Coulson
In the wake of the News of the World phone hacking scandal, politicians now need to work together and focus on what really matters, writes Matthew Pitt.
Hypocrite Murdoch tells us how to vote yet avoids billions in tax
The decision to consult Ofcom on whether Rupert Murdoch would be a “fit and proper” person to own BSkyB poses more questions than merely those of media plurality.
Public turn on Murdoch: 70% oppose BSkyB takeover, 72% say he has “too much influence”
Public opinion is firmly opposed to Rupert Murdoch’s proposed takeover of BSkyB, with voters finally waking up to the fact he has way too much influence over UK politics.
Brooks: “Worse to come”; Guardian: “Millions of emails” deleted by NI
Another day, another slew of staggering developments in the News of the World phone hacking scandal, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
Murdoch’s empire is turning gangrenous – here and in the US
The momentum behind the phone hacking scandal is starting to spread from the News of The World and infect other tectacles of Rupert Murdoch’s empire.