Murdoch to face two–day grilling

Rupert Murdoch will give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry over two days next week.

The media tycoon will face questioning on Wednesday and Thursday about practices at his British newspapers in the light of the phone-hacking scandal that led to the News of the World’s closure.

His son, James, who stood down as News International executive chairman in February, will appear before the press standards inquiry on Tuesday.

Lord Justice Leveson will resume his hearings at the Royal Courts of Justice in London next week with evidence from other national newspaper proprietors.

On Monday he will hear from Aidan Barclay, chairman of Telegraph Media Group, which publishes the Daily Telegraph, and Evgeny Lebedev, chairman of the companies which own the Independent and London’s Evening Standard.