Rupert on the run: News Corp's UK future in doubt as MPs turn on Murdoch

[kpete]

Rupert on the run: News Corp's UK future in doubt as MPs turn on Murdoch

By Ian Burrell, Stephen Foley, Oliver Wright, Martin Hickman and Cahal Milmo

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The crisis at News International grew yesterday with the sudden departure of Tom Crone, who has been legal manager for The Sun and the NOTW for the past 26 years.

Mr Crone had advised James Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch's son and News Corp's chairman and chief executive in Europe and Asia, on making secret damages payments to phone-hacking victims and had given evidence to MPs, saying he had no knowledge that the illegal activities went beyond the actions of a single reporter and a private investigator. Last night, a source close to Mr Crone said he had "a clear conscience". Significantly, the source said he had never been privy to emails that, in 2009, the company said showed no evidence of wrongdoing. Last week it emerged they contained details of payments to police officers by the paper.

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[salin]

1. discussion on Guardian live blog - is James Murdoch UK Cit and thus can be compelled

to testify before the House of Commons. Seems he has dual UK/US citizenship - so yes they can... and likely will.

[KittyWampus]

2. In NY, he's about to close on a $27 million no bid contract for testing schools.

He bought a company in Brooklyn and at the same time NYC school chief Joe Klein was hired by Newscorp and is now in charge of implementing this plan.

[OneGrassRoot]

5. Ooops....edit

I see there's an OP now. Please disregard.

:hi:

[RC]

3. Finally, for the first time since 2000, I have hope we can recover our country.

from the Right Wing Criminals.

[glinda]

4. If America gives him "refuge" we will truly be a laughing stock.

[kenny blankenship]

6. I bet he has QUITE a blackmail file on loads of those MPs.

Thick And Juicy! Ooh, I wonder what will come squirting out?