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Mid of counsel for the Leveson Inquiry Robert Jay QC, asking question, UPSOUND (English) \"Was it made clear to Mr Cameron (referring to the British Prime Minister) that the Sun would be endorsing the Conservative Party?\"2. SOUNDBITE...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e1. Mid of counsel for the Leveson Inquiry Robert Jay QC, asking question, UPSOUND (English) \"Was it made clear to Mr Cameron (referring to the British Prime Minister) that the Sun would be endorsing the Conservative Party?\"\u003cbr/\u003e2. SOUNDBITE (English) James Murdoch, former Chairman of News International: (++includes shots of Jay asking questions++)\u003cbr/\u003e\"It was made clear to Mr Cameron by me that after discussions with the editor and the leadership at News International and my father that autumn the Sun would either be endorsing the Conservative party, or certainly, you know, moving away from its traditional, or recent, support of Labour as it had been through the summer.\" \u003cbr/\u003eJay: \"Yes. This must have been welcome news to Mr Cameron, wasn''t it?\"\u003cbr/\u003eMurdoch: \"It seemed that way.\"\u003cbr/\u003eJay: \"Did you discuss the timing of the Sun''s endorsement?\"\u003cbr/\u003eMurdoch: \"We discussed doing it at the end of the, that the plan that the editors had was that it would be at the end of the conference season if it happened because the editors wanted to see what things came out of the conferences, particularly the Labour conference, whether or not, you know, what they would say.\" \u003cbr/\u003eJay: \"Wasn''t that a discussion that, ''we''ll endorse you at the best possible moment, the worst possible moment for Mr Brown (referring to the former Labour leader Gordon Brown), as it happens, the very day of his speech to the Labour Party conference.'' Was there a discussion on that basis?\"\u003cbr/\u003eMurdoch: \"I don''t remember the specificity of that but for clarity I think it was the day after was the article that was really more focused on Labour''s record than it was an endorsement of the Conservatives.\" \u003cbr/\u003e3. Mid of counsel for the Leveson Inquiry Robert Jay QC, asking question, UPSOUND (English) \"It would not have been a desirable outcome had there been a Labour victory, at least as regards the fate of the BSkyB bid, would it?\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE (English) James Murdoch, former Chairman of News International: (++audio starts on previous shot++)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think the, I think it was never a calculation, the BSkyB bid and the Sun, if that''s what you''re saying, there was never, we never made, and I would never have made that sort of a kind of a crass calculation, about what the newspapers did, it just wouldn''t have occurred to me.\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. Mid of counsel for the Leveson Inquiry Robert Jay QC, asking question, UPSOUND (English) \"The fate of the bid was very much in your mind on 23rd December 2010, wasn''t it?\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE (English) James Murdoch, former Chairman of News International: (++audio starts on previous shot++)\u003cbr/\u003e\"It was, it was a big question mark about what would happen going forward but there was no discussion with Mr Cameron other than as I''ve detailed in my witness statement, which is simply he reiterated what he had said publicly, which is that the behaviour had been unacceptable, and I imagine I expressed the hope that things would be dealt with in a way that was, you know, appropriate and judicial. Our only concern during this period was that the correct and appropriate legal test was applied to this transaction and I would have said it to anyone who would listen. But it was a side, tiny side conversation ahead of a dinner, where all these people were there. So it wasn''t really a discussion if you will.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Mid of Jay\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) James Murdoch, former Chairman of News International: (++includes offscreen upsound and shots of Jay asking questions++)\u003cbr/\u003eJay (offscreen): \"Mr (Jeremy) Hunt (British Secretary for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport) was of course a huge ally of News International, wasn''t it, wasn''t he?\"\u003cbr/\u003eMurdoch: \"I wouldn''t describe it that way, no, I don''t think so.\"\u003cbr/\u003eJay: \"Well according to what was then on his personal website, he was. You''ve seen that haven''t you, Mr Murdoch?\"\u003cbr/\u003eMurdoch: \"(Laughing) Yes, I saw it in the evidence you put here. It was the first time I''d seen it.\"\u003cbr/\u003eJay: \"(Quoting from evidence) ''Like all good Conservatives, Hunt is a cheerleader for Rupert Murdoch''s contribution to the health of British television.''\" \u003cbr/\u003eMurdoch: \"I don''t think you have to be an ally of the business to conclude that, it''s the fact.\" \u003cbr/\u003eJay: \"Well there''s a bit of opinion wrapped up in that fact isn''t there Mr Murdoch?\"\u003cbr/\u003eMurdoch: \"The cheer leading part yes, but the contribution has been significant.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Mid of counsel for the Leveson Inquiry Robert Jay QC, asking question, UPSOUND (English) \"(Quoting from evidence) ''He (Jeremy Hunt) said very specifically that he was keen to get to the same outcome and wanted JRM (James Murdoch) to understand he needs to build some political cover on the process.\" \u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (English) James Murdoch, former Chairman of News International: (++audio starts on previous shot / includes shots of Jay asking questions++)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Which I took to mean basically, (quoting) ''he didn''t want to take any heat alone'' , I have never met a politician who did, and he was about to go and do something that we wouldn''t like, and he wanted us just to be quiet about it while he went out and consulted on the undertaking.\" \u003cbr/\u003eJay: \"Yes, but you got some solace though: (quoting) ''He said he would get there at the end and he shared our objectives.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMurdoch: \"Which...\"\u003cbr/\u003eJay: \"Pardon me?\"\u003cbr/\u003eMurdoch: \"Which, I mean, I just, again, you know, all of these things from politicians you take with a grain of salt.\"\u003cbr/\u003eJay: \"Yes but if it weren''t for the public relations disaster of the Guardian piece on 5th July 2011 (about allegations that the News of the World hacked the phone of murdered teenager Milly Dowler), you would have got the remaining shares wouldn''t you?\"\u003cbr/\u003eMurdoch: \"I can''t speculate. He never ended up making that decision.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Mid of Lord Justice Brian Leveson thanking participants\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide of hearing ending\u003cbr/\u003eJames Murdoch''s behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign spilled out into the public domain on Tuesday as documents detailing his close ties to the British establishment were examined by a judge-led inquiry into media ethics in London.\u003cbr/\u003eThe nature of the Murdoch family''s links with senior politicians is one of the key questions raised by Britain''s phone hacking scandal, which has rocked the British establishment with revelations of media misdeeds, police corruption and corporate malpractice.\u003cbr/\u003eCritics of Rupert Murdoch''s News Corp., the global media empire owned by James'' father, claim the company''s close ties to top UK leaders helped boost its business agenda and allowed it to get away with illegal activities for years.\u003cbr/\u003eSome allege that Murdoch''s influential newspapers helped squeeze favours from loyal politicians. \u003cbr/\u003eIn particular, they argue that Rupert Murdoch''s multibillion-pound (dollar) bid for the lucrative British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC was rubber-stamped by Britain''s Conservative Party leaders in return for favourable press coverage.\u003cbr/\u003eJames Murdoch, showing little emotion, repeatedly denied the charge on Tuesday.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I would never have made that kind of a crass calculation. It just wouldn''t occur to me,\" he testified under oath at Lord Justice Brian Leveson''s inquiry into media ethics.\u003cbr/\u003eMurdoch''s comments gave a feel for his company''s considerable sway, detailing 20-odd dinners, lunches, breakfasts and other meetings with Prime Ministers David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair between 2004 and 2010.\u003cbr/\u003eMurdoch was also in close contact with British treasury chief George Osborne - visiting him at his retreat in Buckinghamshire - and Conservative government minister Jeremy Hunt, who once went so far as to describe himself as \"a cheerleader for Rupert Murdoch''s contribution to British television\".\u003cbr/\u003eOver four hours of testimony, Murdoch was quizzed about his wide-ranging access to confidential government discussions about his bid for BSkyB in 2011. \u003cbr/\u003eAt the time, News Corp. was lobbying to be allowed to increase its share in BSkyB from around 40 percent to 100 percent, a potentially lucrative but 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