News International has confirmed to the Media Select Committee that it is sending a cast of three to answer questions next Tuesday – former Sun editor Rebekah Wade, the current News of the World editor Colin Myler and a senior News International lawyer.
Les Hinton, who some on the committee think misled them in his last evidence, has emailed from the US to say he doesn’t work for News International any more and has nothing to add.
The committee doesn’t agree and intends to press him to come.
They’re also determined to get Andy Coulson along too. This sounds like a committee with the bit between its teeth.
Parliament rises on Tuesday but the committee can decide to work on for longer into the summer and may well do so.
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The news about Andy Coulson being summoned is absolutely terrible news for Cameron.
How long before he is cast adrift?
[...] Debate around the web In links on July 16, 2009 at 10:53 am The media select committee will take evidence from Rebekah Brooks (nee Wade), Colin Myler and Tom Crone next week as part of its investigation into the phone tapping allegations – according to the Snowblog. [...]
“Les Hinton … has emailed from the US to say he doesn’t work for News International any more and has nothing to add.”
neatly outlines one of the major problems. people move to another job and, hey presto, no one can be held responsible. that how it works, sick.
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