Prime Minister David Cameron is standing by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt notwithstanding Labour’s consistent allegation that Hunt has broken the ministerial code and misled parliament. Cameron decided not to order an investigation into Hunt’s handling of the News Corporation bid for BSkyB. Hunt therefore held onto his post. A Downing Street spokesman said: “Jeremy Hunt’s evidence has shown that he acted properly while he was responsible for the BSkyB bid….

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt sent a message to James Murdoch favouring News Corporation’s bid for BSkyB, defying legal advice not to have any external discussions about the deal. Evidence revealed at the Leveson inquiry shows on December 21, Hunt sent a text message to Murdoch, the boss of News Corporation, saying “Great and congrats on Brussels, just Ofcom to go!”. This refers to the bid’s successful clearance from the European…

Tony Blair’s links with Rupert Murdoch and his media empire during his tenure as British prime minister will come under investigation when the Labour politician appears at the Leveson inquiry today. The inquiry has so far stressed on the close ties between Murdoch’s empire and serving ministers, helping opposition leader Ed Miliband consolidate his position with attacks on David Cameron. However, questioning Blair could foil Miliband’s attempt to portray Labour as a party above…

  David Cameron was hauled to the House of Commons on Monday to explain why he refused to open a separate government investigation to inquire into whether or not Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt broke ministerial rules over the BSkyB takeover bid. Ed Miliband’s call for the Prime Minister to be dragged back to London from a regional tour to answer questions on why he refused to call a Whitehall inquiry…

Amidst pressure for a separate investigation into his conduct, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said today he is ready to hand over text messages and emails he shared with his special adviser Adam Smith over the Sky takeover bid to a press ethics inquiry. “I will be handing over all my private texts and emails to my special adviser to the Leveson Inquiry and I am confident that they will vindicate…