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Theresa May denies News International pressured her for renewed Madeleine probe

Theresa May today denied claims that News International pressured her into launching a fresh inquiry into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

Lance Price: Pull the other one, Tony. You let Murdoch shape policy

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Osborne adviser leaked budget information to Murdoch's man

George Osborne's closest political aide secretly gave News Corp information about the likely contents of the Government's first budget, it was revealed last night.

Jeremy Hunt urged PM to look favourably on News Corp's BSkyB bid

Memo undermines PM's claim his Government was unbiased on BSkyB bid

The political scandal over Rupert Murdoch's battle to buy BSkyB moved closer to David Cameron last night after new evidence undermined the Prime Minister's claim that his Government was scrupulously even-handed in deciding on the £8bn deal.

Colin Myler, the former editor of the News of the World, has been referred to the Standards committee

Rupert Murdoch executives face sanctions over hacking 'lies'

Three former executives of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group face sanctions from Parliament for misleading MPs carrying out an inquiry into phone hacking.

Commons to investigate hacking 'lies'

The Commons standards watchdog has been asked to examine claims that three former News International executives lied to MPs examining the phone-hacking scandal.

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