Witness Statements and Hearing Transcripts:
11 June 2012:
Gordon Brown MP - Exhibit GB 1A - 1B - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 | George Osborne MP - Supplementary Witness Statement of George Osborne MP | Transcripts: Morning Hearing 11 June 2012 | Afternoon Hearing 11 June 2012 |
Other witness statements: module 3 | module 2 | module 1 |
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George Osborne and Gordon Brown appear at the Leveson inquiry
• Osborne defends decision to hire Andy Coulson
• Was satisfied with Coulson’s assurances on phone hacking
• Osborne: cabinet secretary suggested Hunt take BSkyB role
• Brown: Brooks texted my wife to undermine Tom Watson
• ’No evidence’ his aides briefed against Blair, says Brown
• Brown denies he said he had ‘declared war’ on Murdoch
• Sunday Times criticised flat deal but it was advertised in paper
• ’No question’ of explicit permission for Sun story on Brown son
• Brown: Murdoch speech showed ‘quite breathtaking’ arrogance
• Leveson: don’t politicise the inquiry; cross-party support is vital
• News Corp’s Sky bid is ‘small but significant part of the story’
