The relationship between the press and politicians is not always in the public interest, Michael Gove said today.
John Rentoul: There was no cosy deal for Murdoch to gain from
Tuesday 29 May 2012
There were no revelations and anyone who was expecting news should have known better
Hunt under more pressure to quit
Monday 28 May 2012
With three days to his appearance at the Leveson Inquiry, fresh pressure was piling on Jeremy Hunt over his links with News Corp. The Culture Secretary, pictured, was urged to quit by one of his Tory predecessors, while Nick Clegg delivered a warning about politicians ending up "in the pockets of media moguls".
John Rentoul: A textbook case of how not to defuse a scandal
Sunday 27 May 2012
Jeremy Hunt's involvement in the BSkyB bid was injudicious. By not resigning, he compounds the damage to the Government
Hunt comforted adviser, then said: 'Everyone thinks you've got to go'
Saturday 26 May 2012
Adam Smith reveals how he was lined up as the fall guy over BSkyB bid controversy
Lawyers told Hunt to stay out of Sky deal
Saturday 26 May 2012
Culture Secretary was warned to 'do nothing' to influence Murdoch's bid for broadcaster
Cameron aide’s cosy chats with News Corp
Saturday 26 May 2012
No 10 press secretary revealed to have exchanged texts as Dowler scandal raged
Hunt 'urged PM over BSkyB decision'
Thursday 24 May 2012
Jeremy Hunt made private representations to the Prime Minister supporting the BSkyB bid before he was given responsibility for deciding the issue, it was revealed tonight.
Top civil servant Jonathan Stephens to face Leveson Inquiry
Wednesday 23 May 2012
A senior civil servant at the heart of the controversy over links between News Corporation and the office of Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is to give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry on Friday, it was announced today.
Rise of Netflix means Competition Commission reprieve for BSkyB
Wednesday 23 May 2012
BSkyB was handed a reprieve by the competition watchdog today after a ruling over the broadcaster's stranglehold on pay-TV movies was reversed.
Jeremy Hunt facing Parliamentary inquiry into claims he failed to register corporate hospitality
Monday 21 May 2012
Jeremy Hunt is facing a Parliamentary inquiry into claims that he failed to register thousands of pounds worth of corporate hospitality from media firms.
Former Jeremy Hunt adviser Adam Smith to appear at Leveson Inquiry
Friday 18 May 2012
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt's former special adviser Adam Smith will give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry next week, it was announced today.
BBC, ITN, BSkyB and Channel 5 win Dale Farm ruling
Friday 18 May 2012
The police were blocked from seizing television footage yesterday, in a landmark High Court ruling to protect "the neutrality of the press".
Leveson defends his media inquiry
Tuesday 15 May 2012
Lord Justice Leveson defended his inquiry into media standards today and said he “was not in any way” seeking to challenge the right of Parliament to examine any of the issues his inquiry is covering.
Matthew Norman on Monday: Andy Coulson, Rebekah Brooks and a strange outbreak of mass amnesia
Monday 14 May 2012
Amnesia has many potential causes, and some are more obvious than others. In the 1945 noir classic The Lost Weekend, for example, alcoholism robs Ray Milland of recall, but with the 2010 remake shot at Dorneywood, the memory loss is harder to explain.








