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Former British prime minister challenges Murdoch testimony

Former British prime minister John Major told the Leveson inquiryon Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch demanded he change his policy on Europe, directly contradicting the News Corp. chief’s own testimony. Major’s challenge comes a day after another former premier,Gordon Brown, also accused the Australian-born tycoon of misleading the inquiry into press ethics. Major, who was the Conservative prime…

Hackers targeted former British prime minister’s emails: report

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was the target of hackers who gained access to his personal email account while he was still finance minister, a British newspaper reported on Monday. London’s Scotland Yard are investigating whether newspapers owned by billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch had employed private investigators to…