Never mind Sky – has Rupert Murdoch bought Theresa May?
Has Rupert Murdoch bought the UK prime minister’s complicity in his business dealings?
We’ll know soon enough, with his bid to take over the 61 per cent of Sky that he does not yet own.
Mrs May met Mr Murdoch during a flying visit to New York in September – a meeting that many political commentators considered curious, as she is not normally close with the mass media.
Since then, the right-wing media have been hugely supportive of the Conservatives while highly critical of Labour – which is nothing unusual. But would it have been different depending on the outcome of that meeting?
Commentators on Twitter want to know what happened:
What did May discuss with Murdoch in New York?
Why did she meet him?
Did she do a deal over Sky?
Over Leveson?
Over Brexit?
Over tax?— Tom London (@TomLondon6) December 13, 2016
Have any journalists even asked Theresa May about her meeting with Rupert Murdoch?
If not, why not? How can it not be important? @BBCnews— Tom London (@TomLondon6) December 13, 2016
Questions about the meeting were asked in Parliament yesterday (December 12).
Concerns have been raised that nothing has changed in Mr Murdoch’s organisation since his last attempt was rejected, several years ago.
And Ofcom has been urged to apply the test of whether Mr Murdoch is a “fit and proper person” to enjoy the huge influence over the UK’s media that full ownership of Sky would confer.
I think we all know the answer to that one!
Theresa May has been asked to reveal whether she has discussed with Rupert Murdoch his new bid to takeover BSKYB.
On Friday the billionaire’s 21st Century Fox company made a fresh £11.2bn offer to take control of the 61% of Sky it does not already own.
His 2011 bid was derailed after it emerged journalists from the News of the World had engaged in phone hacking.
Speaking in the Commons today, Labour’s shadow culture minister Kevin Brennan said voters needed to know “whose side the government is on” and said the bid should be referred to broadcast regulator Ofcom.
Source: Theresa May Pressed To Reveal Details Of Rupert Murdoch Meeting Ahead Of BSKYB Bid
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They shouldn’t be allowed to have these “private” meetings with newspaper/media moguls without a full minuted record of the talks between them. It should be a matter for public record. To me this sounds very much like corruption, corruption, corruption.
“voters needed to know” “whose side the government is on”
All conservative voters know what side the government is on (don’t they?)
Under this government. everyday is a Black Friday! They are selling off every British asset to non-British companies. And of course Maggie May will assist in the sell off of Sky, which in turn will give Murdoch absolute control over the mainstream media. thereby backing the dictatorial machinations of this ‘government’.