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Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee savages media mogul saying he is not fit to run a major international corporation Former NOTW editor Colin Myler, lawyer Tom Crone [...] James Murdoch will be criticised by MPs investigating phone hacking on Tuesday, but their assessment of his conduct is expected to fall just short of accusing the former chairman of News International of misleading parliament about the extent of his knowledge of the affair. The all party culture media and sport select committee concluded they could not reach a final decision about whether Murdoch misled them because of what the MPs described [...] ames Murdoch will be criticised by MPs investigating phone hacking on Tuesday, but their assessment of his conduct is expected to fall just short of accusing the former chairman of News International of misleading parliament about the extent of his knowledge of the affair. The all party culture media and sport select committee concluded they could not reach a final decision about whether Murdoch misled them because of what the MPs described [...] From Bloomberg: Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair’s wife Cherie sued News Corp. (NWSA) and a former private investigator over claims the company’s now-defunct News of the World tabloid hacked into her phone. The lawsuit, filed yesterday against the company’s U.K. unit and Glenn Mulcaire, comes as News Corp. prepares for the first civil trial over the scandal, scheduled to start Feb. 27 in London. The company has already settled phone-hacking claims [...] LONDON (AP) — Newly disclosed evidence in Britain’s tabloid phone hacking scandal confirmed Wednesday that an outspoken critic of Rupert Murdoch was put under surveillance by his now defunct tabloid the News of The World. Lawmaker Tom Watson, who has led efforts to expose the extent of malpractice in Britain’s newspaper industry, was followed for five days in 2009 by private investigator Derek Webb, a former police officer. Law firm Linklaters, which [...] From FT: A successful bid for British Sky Broadcasting would have given James Murdoch command of 60 per cent of News Corp’s earnings, cementing his status as heir presumptive to his 80-year-old father. “This deal was James’ baby,” said one person close to BSkyB. This week, that deal lies in tatters. At the same time, a UK phone hacking scandal he was expected to resolve when he became chairman [...] Rupert Murdoch has said allegations News Of The World staff hacked phones and paid police were “deplorable and unacceptable”. The chairman of News Corporation – the parent company of News International (NI), which publishes NOTW – also backed the tabloid’s former editor and current NI chief executive, Rebekah Brooks. His comments came after an emergency MPs’ debate on the issue, which was highly critical of Mrs Brooks and NI. Labour MP [...] * Claim made as UK gives green light for Murdoch BSkyB bid * Scandal led to resignation of prime minister’s spokesman * News Intl says no evidence to support allegations (Adds News International statement) By Tim Castle LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) – A phone hacking scandal that has shaken Rupert Murdoch’s top-selling British Sunday tabloid newspaper may extend to more of his newspapers, a legislator said on Thursday. Opposition Labour lawmaker Tom Watson made the claims [...] |
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