Jeremy Hunt held on to his place in the Cabinet today, after Prime Minister David Cameron decided not to order an investigation into whether he breached the ministerial code of conduct in his handling of the News Corporation bid for BSkyB.
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Martin Hickman: Defending the indefensible proves a tricky job for Hunt
Thursday 31 May 2012
Jeremy Hunt had a tricky job: defending the indefensible. Unsurprisingly, he struggled to balance his support for News Corp (Broadcast magazine called him a “cheerleader” for Rupert Murdoch) and his insistence that he impartially judged the mogul’s biggest ever business deal: the £8bn takeover of BSkyB.
Amol Rajan: After this morning, Leveson
has to ask Osborne to give evidence
Thursday 31 May 2012
QC reveals explosive new evidence of text messages
involving Hunt, Murdoch and Chancellor
Vince Cable: 'News Corp made veiled threats to attack Lib Dems if BSkyB takeover was blocked'
Wednesday 30 May 2012
Rupert Murdoch’s media empire made “veiled threats” to attack the Liberal Democrats in its UK newspapers if its controversial £8 billion takeover of BSkyB was blocked, the Business Secretary Vince Cable claimed today.
Jeremy Hunt to appear at Leveson inquiry
Wednesday 30 May 2012
Beleaguered Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt will appear before Lord Justice Leveson tomorrow in what is expected to be a key day of drama for the inquiry.
Rupert Murdoch is a great man, says Michael Gove
Tuesday 29 May 2012
The relationship between the press and politicians is not always in the public interest, Michael Gove said today.
Lance Price: Pull the other one, Tony. You let Murdoch shape policy
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Rupert Murdoch was the 24th member of the Cabinet. On many major decisions his views were taken into account
Michael Gove to come under sustained questioning over Murdoch relationship at Leveson
Monday 28 May 2012
The Education Secretary Michael Gove is set to come under sustained questioning over the strength of his relationship with Rupert Murdoch when he appears before the Leveson inquiry into media standards tomorrow.
No pact with Rupert Murdoch, says Tony Blair
Monday 28 May 2012
Tony Blair denied today doing any deals with Rupert Murdoch in return for the support of his newspapers.
Martin Hickman: A silken performance from Blair the master escapologist
Monday 28 May 2012
Blair achieved everything he had set out to do at the Leveson Inquiry
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
Blair will have to answer Mandelson's criticisms
Saturday 26 May 2012
Tony Blair will give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry on Monday, three days before the Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt provides testimony that is likely to decide his Cabinet future.
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
Memo undermines PM's claim his Government was unbiased on BSkyB bid
Friday 25 May 2012
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.
What 1,000 text messages tell us about a special relationship
Friday 25 May 2012
The Culture Secretary may come to regret his SMS habit
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