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• Rupert says "This is the humblest day in my life '
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Q: What advice did Colin Myler and Tom Crone give you before you settled the Gordon Taylor case.
Q: Why was Tom Crone asked to leave News International?
James Murdoch says there are no immediate plans to open a new Sunday tabloid - even if "We leave all options open".
Here are the key parts of the statement Rupert Murdoch would have made at the beginning of the session had he been allowed:
My son and I have come here with great respect for all of you, for Parliament and for the people of Britain, whom you represent.
This is the humblest day of my career ...
My company has 52,000 employees. I've done it for 57 years and I've made my mistakes. I have lived in many countries, employed thousands of honest and hard working journalist, in possession of almost 200 newspapers and was followed by countless stories about people and families around the world.
I would like all the victims of phone hacking to know how completely and deeply sorry I am. Apologising cannot take back what has happened. Still, I want them to know the depth of my regret for the horrible invasions into their lives ...
This country has given me, our companies and our employees many opportunities. I am grateful for them. I hope our contribution to Britain will one day also be recognised.
is still questioning JM.
Q: What payments could executives like Rebekah Brooks sanction on their own?
Fortunately the committee members are having none of it: Tom Watson in particular was determined to keep the focus on Rupert Murdoch, who as the chairman and CEO of News Corporation was in charge of corporate governance. The problem for Rupert Murdoch is that he is old and frail, he has difficulty hearing some of the questions, and he has little grasp of detail.
This is the most humble day of my career.
We now know that things went badly wrong at the News of the World. For a newspaper that held others to account, it failed when it came to itself. The behaviour that occurred went against everything that I stand for. It not only betrayed our readers and me, but also the many thousands of magnificent professionals in our other divisions around the world.
I wish we had managed to see and fully solve these problems earlier. When two men were sent to prison in 2007, I thought this matter had been settled. The police ended their investigations and I was told that News International conducted an internal review. I am confident that when James later rejoined News Corporation he thought the case was closed too. These are subjects you will no doubt wish to explore today.
This country has given me, our company and our employees many opportunities. I am grateful. I hope that our contribution to the UK will one day be recognized.
Above all, I hope that by preventing the process, beginning with your questions today, we come to understand the wrongs of the past, that it will happen again, and again in the coming years, the nation 's confidence in our companies and in all British journalism.
I am committed to everything in my power to make this happen.
Thank you. We are pleased to answer your questions.
JM says this related to a voicemail message that was intercepted and that was part of the evidence in the case that led to the conviction of Glenn Mulcaire.
Q: Who is responsible?
RM says he is making every efforts to find jobs for those in other parts of the company.
Q: When did you first meet Alex Marunchak?
RM says he does not remember meeting him. But he could shake hands with him have to walk through the office.
Labour 's Jim Sheridan asks the questions now. He is in question marks.
Q: Through the back door?
Rupert Murdoch says that he was not told of the crucial ?700,000 settlement with Gordon Taylor, the former chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, which James Murdoch says it was below the "approval threshold" required to inform Rupert Murdoch.
Q: When were you informed about the payments made to Gordon Taylor and Max Clifford?
Rupert Murdoch became aware after the settlement became public, says James.
Yates said he thought it was six or seven years. But if a case was a matter of national importance, evidence is kept in perpetuity.
Q: Did you know about the arrest of Rebekah Brooks in advance?
No, says Yates.
Q: What are your future plans?
Yates says he is accountable. It is time for others to "stand up" and be accountable.
Q: Whom do you mean?
• Yates has denied securing a job at the Met for Neil Wallis's daughter. He just passed on a CV, he said. "I simply acted as a postbox."
paper's then-editor.
Before Rupert Murdoch interrupted his son James, John Whittingdale asked James to what extent parliament was misled. Murdoch started with an apology to victims of illegal phone hacking. Before he could get onto the meat of his answer, his father, sitting to his left, interjected to say: "This is the most humble day of my life."
Yates says he has done that a few times.
Matthew Taylor writes that David Cameron 's chief of staff Ed Llewellyn, by coming under increasing pressure after John Yates, revealing the \ appears "high official", who asked not Met the Prime Minister on the hacking scandal briefly in September 2010 .
Last week it emerged that Llewellyn did not guard accused of warnings about former News of the World editor Andy Coulson on hacking and its links to Jonathan Rees, a detective then passed for conspiracy to murder, to Cameron. Despite the warnings, Llewellyn took the decision that the information already contained in the message clearly in the public domain.
Today met Commissioner Paul Stephenson said one senior official advised in paragraph 10 of the Met had not informed the Prime Minister over the police 's decision, former deputy editor Neil Wallis NoW rental. Yates confirmed Llewellyn was the adviser in question and said Llewellyn told him it was not for him just the clock on the investigation after hackers, adding. "And I 'd be grateful if it wasn' t raised "\
He says that when he reviewed the phone hacking case in 2009, he was told that the original evidence had been inspected by counsel.
It was an offer to the police protocol to explain.
• Ed Llewellyn, David Cameron 's chief of staff, refused the chance to have a briefing on phone hacking, showed Yates. This is what Sir Paul Stephenson was previously thought, as he want to protect an official David Cameron said. But Yates did not say why Llewellyn rejected the offer. But he said the offer was "right" rejected
, a Lib Dem, suggests that Yates sending on a CV might have increased someone's chances of getting a job.
I simply acted as a postbox.
Mark Reckless asked if there was particularly close to Fedorcio News of the World and International News.
Fedorcio says he has read this proposal. He is "dismayed" about it. It was suggested that he put stories with them. But he put stories with different papers.
Q: Did you know Valais 's daughter worked at the Met?
Just yesterday, says Fedorci.
Fedorcio says he prepared a short specification that he emailed to three people.
, a Conservative, asks if Wallis's contract went out to tender.
Q: But, out of the 45 people in your department, could no one else have done this?
Q: Isn't it the case that you employed him to repair relations with the News of the World after the phone hacking affair?
is in the culture, media and sport committee is waiting for the Murdochs. She writes:
The Wilson room is one of smallest rooms for select committee hearings – only 40 or so spaces. I'm (un)lucky 13.
Looks like no one on the front of the queue from the Times, although AA Gill (Sunday Times) is the number 14 Ann Treneman just tried to queue jump, or could by the labyrinthine rules of a police officer monitored the sergeant at arms 's office was confused.
Harry Evans, former editor of the times in which Murdoch bought it, is the second in line to be flown in from New York yesterday.
Jemima Khan served as press photographers mobbed her outside allowed, but they can 't jump queue. It 'sa tricky task of trying to line are interested in as large numbers of public police - snake clock for 7 am.
There are two overspill rooms, and then Boothroyd (fabulous), the Thatcher Room. Nick Davies was here at 10:30 clock and is one of the lucky 15 so far. It 's unclear whether Murdoch will be ushered in by some special way or will occur in the same way as any other.
The next witness is
Paul Owen
You 've got Stephenson cranky pretty quickly. A good omen for gentle Rupert! # Hacking
There are also lots of fun at Stephenson 's panties in reference to himself as prime minister instead of Met commissioner. Tweeter and many are unimpressed by the quality of the survey. doubled danny writes:
Survey is pretty average. Need some experienced lawyers and the like # NOTW
Alan Gillespie writes:
This cmtee must start asking relevant questions, his toothless Stephenson # # # Hacking NOTW
Forty-nine per cent of those who described themselves as News of the World readers said they would buy another newspaper now - with one third of those going to the Mail on Sunday and one third going to the Sunday Mirror.
Here are the
• Stephenson said Boris Johnson and other politicians did not want him to resign.
Nicola Blackwood
Alun Michael
The hearing is already more than half an hour behind schedule. We could also see a clash later, between the Home Affairs Committee and the Committee on Culture, which starts at 2.30pm.
Nicola Blackwood , A conservative, said Peter Clarke told the committee last week that it was not a big part of the evidence thoroughly checked at the time of the original investigation because of a shortage of resources. Were you told that?
Stephenson says he does not say this in 2009.
The answer say sources, is that they may have been blinded by friendship. "Yates thought Wallis was a fantastic guy and really one of the best journalists around," said a source. "The strange thing is that Wallis was a monster of many people in the newsroom he works considered, but Yates had the greatest respect for him.
Some relations of friendship have been tarnished, she asks.
Stephenson says he has no reason to believe this.
Mark Reckless , A conservative asks whether to dismiss Stephenson pressure on the Guardian 's Alan Rusbridger phone hacking history.
He asked for Elizabeth Filkin to come in and advise the Met on this.
Stephenson says, would have questions can ask if there is no good reason, and if it is done secretly. But Stephenson said the hospitality he has received. And he had a good reason to accept it.
Labour 's Steve McCabe asks whether Stephenson was surprised that no one at the Met, he said, that had a business relationship with Neil Wallis Champneys.
Stephenson says he does not see how anyone at the Met would have known this.
Q: But Wallis had a business connection with Champneys. Was it appropriate to accept hospitality there? Wouldn't you expect your senior officers to know this?
Q: Even though one of your senior officers describes Wallis as a personal friend?
(Can \ It 's seems new surprises. Deputies to be. Stephenson, says John Yates say more.)
Q: But the politicians were told about the arrest of Damian Green in advance?
Stephenson said he could say the mayor on the Green's arrest in advance. This was to ensure that the mayor could answer questions when asked about it.
Keith Vaz asks if Sue Akers, who is now on the way the phone hacking investigation, says Stephenson, who they will be arrested.
Wallis was not employed to be Stephenson's personal assistant. He played a minor role. That is one of the differences.
Sir Paul Stephenson
Vaz declares some interests. He met Stephenson at the Police Bravery Awards run by the Sun. And they both know the owner of Champneys, the health spa where Stephenson accepted a ?12,000 freebie.
, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party.
For a politician to call for political control of the press is pretty scary. After the last fifteen years, cozying up to the Murdoch press, Labour is now trying to turn this into a political vendetta that threatens to damage our democracy. Ed Miliband needs to be reached immediately from his mentor.
My colleague Paul Owen
The Daily Mirror's leader column suggests that David Cameron will be feeling "sick to the put of his stomach" when Rupert Murdoch gives evidence this afternoon.
Jane Martinson
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