Witness Statements and Hearing Transcripts:
31 May 2012:
Jeremy Hunt - Annex A - Annex B - Annex C - Index to Jeremy Hunt Exhibits - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 | Transcripts: Morning Hearing 31 May 2012 | Afternoon Hearing 31 May 2012 |
Other witness statements: module 3 | module 2 | module 1 |
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Jeremy Hunt at the Leveson inquiry
• Murdoch had ‘massive, massive suspicions’ about Ofcom
• Smith ‘did use inappropriate language’ under pressure
• Hunt text on Brooks’s resignation: ‘About bloody time!’
• Hunt: we didn’t know hacking was volcano about to erupt
• Hacking ‘only raised governance concerns after NoW closure’
• News Corp lobbyist made ‘extraordinary amount’ of contact
• Special adviser given no instructions on BSkyB bid
• On day he was handed BSkyB bid, Hunt texted Murdoch
• Osborne texted Hunt ‘I hope you like our solution’
• Hunt admits he was ‘sympathetic’ to News Corp’s BSkyB bid
• Spoke to Murdoch on mobile after being told not to meet him
• Hunt advised in November 2010 not to get involved in Sky bid
• Says he was ‘worried’ at that time about the deal
• Used personal email account rather than official DCMS one
P.S.
Press Association has confirmed:
Prime minister David Cameron will not refer culture secretary Jeremy Hunt to his independent adviser on the ministerial code following his evidence to the Leveson inquiry today.
