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Robert Petson, BBC business editor tweets: Murdoch very grumpy at suggestion he trades support of his papers for Tories (or Lab) for help with takeover bid
1302: Discussing the BSkyB bid, Mr Murdoch angrily tells Robert Jay QC he would never link the political support of his papers to any commercial transaction. "I simply wouldn't do business that way," he says.
why not? His dad made his business by bribary!!
Robert Peston, BBC business editor tweets: In Sept 2010, Michel calls Hunt or his advisers about a blog I wrote saying ofcom would review bskyb bid, within minutes of me publishing
Simon Kelner, Former editor of The Independent tweets: Have never once been to a Murdoch summer or Christmas party. Unlike most of the political or media
Ross Hawkins, BBC political correspondent tweets: Internal News Corp notes from public affairs exec Michel said DCMS sec Jeremy Hunt would be supportive of BSkyB bid #Leveson
1246:Conservative Mr Hunt had taken over responsibility for the BSkyB bid from Business Secretary Vince Cable after the Lib Dem told undercover reporters he had "declared war on Rupert Murdoch" in December 2010.
Robert Peston, BBC business editor tweets: J Murdoch at #Leveson getting very interesting on circumstances behind Jeremy Hunt approving BSkyB bid in 2011
Simon Kelner, Former editor of The Independent tweets: J Murdoch says I was 'availing myself of his family's hospitality for a number of years'? Evidence? Complete slur.
1240:Mr Murdoch held two meetings with Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt in January 2011 after he had acquired responsibility for presiding over it, the inquiry hears.
Back to News Corp's bid for BSkyB now. Mr Murdoch says his company had "real issues" with the analysis of it by regulator Ofcom - which referred the bid to the Competition Commission.
If you're struggling to digest all the twists and turns of the phone-hacking scandal, our Q&A breaks things down in bite-sized chunks.
1234: You can read how the impact of the phone-hacking scandal directly impacted on James Murdoch and his father, Rupert, in our timeline of key events since the News of the World's closure.
Jonny Kiehlmann, Scottish PhD student at Imperial tweets: So what Murdoch said at #Leveson is that he doesn't think it's right for those who ever accept his family's hospitality to criticise them?
Andy Davies, Home Affairs Correspondent Channel 4 News tweets: Murdoch particularly upset as he claims Indy editor Kelner had been 'availing himself' of Murdoch hospitality 'for years'
1232: Mr Murdoch denies "storming in" to the Independent's offices but says he "wouldn't dispute using colourful language" when he called in to express his displeasure. The poster campaign "was not a decent way to go about [Mr Kelner's] business," he adds.
1229:Mr Murdoch says Independent editor Simon Kelner went "beyond the pale" by erecting posters ahead of the last General Election which read: "Rupert Murdoch won't decide the election - you will".
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