Murdoch To Appear Before Parliament Committee Over Phone Hacking Scandal [View All]

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Source: Talking Points Memo

Murdoch To Appear Before Parliament Committee Over Phone Hacking Scandal
Jillian Rayfield | July 12, 2011, 10:25AM


The U.K.'s Department of Media, Culture and Sport Committee is summoning Rupert Murdoch of News Corp. to give evidence on the widening News International phone hacking scandal.

British MP Louise Mensch tweeted Tuesday that "The DCMS Select Committee will be summoning Rupert and James Murdoch, and Rebekah Brooks to appear before us re: prior Cttee evidence."

Brooks is chief executive for News International, the branch of News Corp. in charge of Murdoch's print holdings in the U.K.

The Guardian reports that a spokesperson for News International said that Murdoch et al will appear. "We have been made aware of the request from the CMS committee to interview senior executives and will co-operate," the spokesperson said. "We await the formal invitation."

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