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Former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has highly criticised Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers in his evidence to a press ethics inquiry Monday, and accused Mr. Murdoch of misleading the inquiry with incorrect testimony alleging Brown had threatened war against Murdoch’s company.
Murdoch had told before the inquiry by taking oath that Brown made a call to him in September 2009 after the Sun newspaper started supporting the Conservative Party. Brown declared a war against Murdoch’s company in revenge.
Brown, Labour premier from 2007 to 2010, whose Labour party subsequently lost the election after remaining 13 years in power, has refused Mr. Murdoch’s statement and told that both the date and the contents of the phone call are false. Mr. Brown has told that he found it “offensive” that the newspaper tried to “ruin party conference” by withdrawing its support, but he claims he never contacted Mr. Murdoch in this regard.
However, a spokeswoman for News Corp has declined the comment immediately.
Five of the Brown’s advisers submitted their statements to a media watchdog. These statements show none of the five heard Mr. Brown making a threat call to Mr. Murdoch.
A special adviser to the Prime Minister’s office, Stewart Wood has stated in his statement dated October 2011: “I listened to the phone call between Mr. Brown and Mr. Murdoch in November 2009. At no point in the conversation was threatening language of any sort used by either Mr. Brown or Mr. Murdoch.”
Another supporting statement made by lawmaker Michael Dugher states: “At no time did Mr Brown threaten the position of News International. Both Mr. Brown and Mr. Murdoch were entirely courteous and calm.”
News Corp. was forced to drop the BSkyB bid as soon as the hacking scandal was disclosed.
Senior judge, Brian Leveson, who is leading the investigation, is due to produce a report in October that will likely include recommendations on the future of press regulation and a probe into the extent of journalists’ illegal activities.
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