Murdoch hits back at MPs

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Murdoch Tells Staff 'We Are Working Hard To Put Things Right' Rupert Murdoch has hit back after MPs branded him unfit to be in charge of a major media firm, teling News International staff the company have been "working hard to put things right." Responding to the findings, News Corp admitted that the committee had highlighted "hard truths" but condemned the report by the Commons Culture Committee as "unjustified and highly partisan". The fallout from yesterday's party-political slanging match continued this morning after Labour committee member Paul Farrelly disputed Tory Louise Mensch's claim that the committee had never even discussed whether Murdoch was "fit" to run a company. In an attempt to stop the arguments descending into a bar brawl the Commons authorities have decided that MPs are going to have their glasses of wine topped up less frequently - however they are to be given iPads. MPs Offered Taxpayer-Funded iPads MPs To Get 'Fewer Wine Top Ups' In House Of Commons Galloway Steps Up Security After 'Gay Porn And Gin' Intruder Therese Coffey On Twitter Flack For 'Supporting Murdoch' Nick Clegg: Do Not 'Fixate' On Timing Of Jeremy Hunt Inquiry BLOG POSTS Laura Dunn: Why I Love Comedy Politics Both Barack Obama and John McCain appeared on Saturday Night Live during their race for the residency, and one wonders if Mitt Romney will embrace this precedent before Election Day. Adrian Ramsay: The Green Party: Good For Your Wallet! Thanks to government mismanagement, an ever growing number of people live in fuel poverty, unemployment continues to rise and a million houses stand empty. Joe Cottrell-Boyce: London Needs a Mayor Who Will Take the Housing Crisis Seriously London needs a Mayor who takes the housing crisis seriously. A Mayor who responds to desperate times with creative solutions. A Mayor who doesn't put the interests of profiteering landlords before the needs of the millions who are overburdened with housing costs. Tom Edwards: Is It Time for an End to Party Politics at City Hall? As I leave her grandiose adopted office on the Southbank, I can't help but think that if such an outsider as Siobhan Benita were to make it into City Hall at the expense of the megabucks political play-makers, then it must surely be a victory not just for her, but for democracy too. Tom Edwards: Is It Time for an End to Party Politics at City Hall? As I leave her grandiose adopted office on the Southbank, I can't help but think that if such an outsider as Siobhan Benita were to make it into City Hall at the expense of the megabucks political play-makers, then it must surely be a victory not just for her, but for democracy too.

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