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  1. Read @iainmartin1's account of how Jeremy Hunt hid behind a tree, pretending not to go to dinner with J. Murdoch: tgr.ph/IbPlwI about 1 hour ago via web
  2. #leveson Jay says he's growing weary. Murdoch still looks annoyed. Leveson breaks til tomorrow at 10. about 4 hours ago via web
  3. #leveson Murdoch: It is a total coincidence that BSkyB bid came right after the general election that was won by bid-supporting Tories. about 5 hours ago via web
  4. Murdoch: I learn about political developments in different countries by gossiping with editors, senior executives; they don't "brief" me about 5 hours ago via web
  5. Murdoch: No connection at all between support of government and BSkyB bid, okay? about 5 hours ago via web
  6. #leveson Murdoch reveals there's a parking lot behind No. 10 Downing Street, making back-door entrance more convenient for him. about 5 hours ago via web
  7. #leveson Murdoch says it "irritates" him that people think he influences government policy. about 5 hours ago via web
  8. #leveson Murdoch: Maybe Cameron thought it would impress me if he stopped in Santorini on way to vacation in Turkey, but it didn't. about 5 hours ago via web
  9. #leveson Murdoch hobnobbed with Cameron on yacht, calls it "part of the democratic process," says PM's goal was to impress him. about 5 hours ago via web
  10. #leveson Murdoch says it's a "complete myth" that he uses papers to get favorable political treatment. It's a lie told by resentful people. about 5 hours ago via web
  11. #leveson Guardian's @dansabbagh says he heard Rupert refer to inquiry as "this fucking thing" during the lunch break. guardian.co.uk/media/2012/apr… about 5 hours ago via web
  12. #leveson Murdoch says he is "disillusioned" because British politicians never listen to his views on the BBC. about 5 hours ago via web
  13. #leveson Murdoch says that in his experience, British prime ministers always hate the BBC and always give it whatever it wants. about 5 hours ago via web
  14. #leveson Murdoch says he's interested in "issues," not business. Didn't discuss Ofcom, BBC license fees, Andy Coulson with Cameron. about 5 hours ago via web
  15. #leveson Murdoch met Cameron loads of times. At Rebekah Brooks's wedding, "Mr. Brown, Mr. Blair, Mr. Cameron -- they were all there." about 5 hours ago via web
  16. #leveson breaks for lunch. Murdoch has already been snacking on Jay. Says he hopes to finish today; Jay says he hopes to finish tomorrow. about 6 hours ago via web
  17. #leveson Did Brown's declaration of war on company worry Murdoch when he launched his BSkyB bid? No, says Murdoch. about 6 hours ago via web
  18. #leveson Murdoch says Brown told "outrageous" lie about how Sun handled story of his ill son. about 6 hours ago via web
  19. #leveson RM says that Brown said: "Your company has made war on my government; we have no alternative but to make war on your company." about 6 hours ago via web
  • Name Sarah Lyall
  • Location London
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  • Bio New York Times correspondent in London; English-American translator.
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