Rupert Murdoch insisted he bears no responsibility for the phone-hacking scandal which has enveloped his empire in a dramatic evidence session in Parliament, during which a member of the public attacked him.
Both Murdoch Snr and his son James, chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, Europe and Asia, were called to give evidence to the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee yesterday on the issue of phone-hacking. Asked by Jim Sheridan MP if he felt any responsibility for the scandal, Murdoch Snr succinctly answered: "No." He added the responsibility was of the "people I trusted and the people they trusted". More than two hours into the session, a member of the public watching proceedings in the committee room attempted to attack Murdoch Snr with what was reported...
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