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Murdoch's son-in-law lied to press:
Cameron and Osborne attended party
I can't see this story anywhere so apologies if it has already been discussed.
(also hope it's in the right forum)
With the News International phone hacking trial hotting up, David Cameron and George Osborne have both courted controversy by attending the party of Rupert Murdoch’s son-in-law – prompting the husband of Elisabeth Murdoch to lie about it to the press.
With Cameron and Osborne’s presence guaranteed to prompt questions about their judgement, birthday boy and PR spinner Matthew Freud was so desperate to protect them that he misled the Telegraph’s Tim Walker as to whether they had attended:
“no…. please let me know if you would like a more explicit clarification.”
Freud’s people were later in touch to explain that the pair had been at the party in Oxfordshire.
With Cameron’s office refusing to comment on the matter, Downing Street residents are by no means the only top Tories to be shy about their Murdoch connections. Boris Johnson was grilled by London Assembly members last Summer after Scrapbook revealed a series of clandestine meetings with Rupert Murdoch and senior News International staff.
The bash was reportedly Noah’s Ark themed.
Certain Conservatives may be wishing for an escape vehicle of biblical proportions as the hacking trial progresses.
http://politicalscrapbook.net/2013/11/cameron-and-osborne-did-attend-party-for-murdochs-son-in-law/
Doesn't give a date for the party but I can only think it was recent given refererence to the hacking trial
I can't see this story anywhere so apologies if it has already been discussed.
(also hope it's in the right forum)
With the News International phone hacking trial hotting up, David Cameron and George Osborne have both courted controversy by attending the party of Rupert Murdoch’s son-in-law – prompting the husband of Elisabeth Murdoch to lie about it to the press.
With Cameron and Osborne’s presence guaranteed to prompt questions about their judgement, birthday boy and PR spinner Matthew Freud was so desperate to protect them that he misled the Telegraph’s Tim Walker as to whether they had attended:
“no…. please let me know if you would like a more explicit clarification.”
Freud’s people were later in touch to explain that the pair had been at the party in Oxfordshire.
With Cameron’s office refusing to comment on the matter, Downing Street residents are by no means the only top Tories to be shy about their Murdoch connections. Boris Johnson was grilled by London Assembly members last Summer after Scrapbook revealed a series of clandestine meetings with Rupert Murdoch and senior News International staff.
The bash was reportedly Noah’s Ark themed.
Certain Conservatives may be wishing for an escape vehicle of biblical proportions as the hacking trial progresses.
http://politicalscrapbook.net/2013/11/cameron-and-osborne-did-attend-party-for-murdochs-son-in-law/
Doesn't give a date for the party but I can only think it was recent given refererence to the hacking trial
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Last weekend I think...there were items about the conflicting stories about whether they were there or not in some of the mainstream press earlier in the week.
And it's not Freud is the interesting one for the conspiracy theorists...it's actually his missus who word is has a lot more influence these days since James f'ed up, Lacklan is doing his bit to keep Australia/SE Asia on the right track and now the Digger dumped the kung fu expert whose kids are too young anyway.
Hints are it's Mrs Freud who is the heir apparent these days...always assuming the Americans don't deal with the Murdoch clan once and for all.
So you weren't trying to blacken someone's name because they went to party?
"With Cameron and Osborne’s presence guaranteed to prompt questions about their judgement"
If it was a good party then their judgement is good.
In that case why did Camerons office refuse to comment on it ?