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Jeremy Hunt, Odds Slashed On Culture Secretary Resigning After Murdoch Testimony At Leveson

Posted: 24/04/2012 16:00 Updated: 24/04/2012 16:36

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Odds have been slashed on Jeremy Hunt resigning

The odds on Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt leaving office have been slashed from 50/1 to 5/1 by Ladbrokes following a day of sensational testimony at the Leveson Inquiry.

Paddy Power and William Hill have suspended betting.

Questioning James Murdoch into his former role at News International, QC Robert Jay revealed a number of meetings between News Corp representatives, including Murdoch, and various Government figures, including Vince Cable and Culture Secretary Hunt, during the company's bid for BSkyB.

In emails handed to the inquiry by News Corp, it was revealed that James Murdoch received daily updates from Hunt's office at the time when the MP was scrutinising the BSkyB bid, leaving Hunt facing questions over his impartiality in the process.

In one message Michel detailed what the Culture Secretary would say to Parliament the next day, noting that it was "absolutely illegal" for him to obtain the information.

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Another email, dating from January last year, reported Hunt's belief that it would be "game over" for opponents of the BSkyB takeover once plans to spin off Sky News into a separately listed company were publicly announced.

"He said we would get there at the end, and he shared our objectives," Michel noted.

During the testimony, Jay alleged that Hunt’s “support” for News Corp’s bid for BskyB was quid pro quo for The Sun’s support of the Conservative Party during the general election.

According to BBC political correspondent Ross Hawkins, a source close to hunt said he is “not even considering resignation”.


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The odds on Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt leaving office have been slashed from 50/1 to 5/1 by Ladbrokes following a day of sensational testimony at the Leveson Inquiry. Paddy Power and William Hil...
The odds on Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt leaving office have been slashed from 50/1 to 5/1 by Ladbrokes following a day of sensational testimony at the Leveson Inquiry. Paddy Power and William Hil...
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07:14 PM on 04/24/2012
Oh for goodness sake give labour a resignation and give them a little joy ,they've got precious little else to celebrate. it pales into insignificance when put beside the abuse of the expenses scandal and how many MP's were involved, some very senior, probably some who are calling for this resignation. You remember the expense scandal?, oh you don't? how convenient. Well there should have been mass resignations.
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06:27 PM on 04/24/2012
Exactly who is this unpleasant, unethical toe-rag, Jeremy Hunt?
This poor excuse for a politician banned a Christian radio advertisement on the grounds that 'it sought to change society.'
What this preposterous uncultured Culture Secretary has revealed is his abysmal lack of knowledge of British culture, built upon the Christian Principles, which he swore upon his oath of office to uphold.
Furthermore, the pillock has at a stroke, banned all political advertising on radio and TV, because politics are designed to change society.

You couldn't make it up.
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