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Tony Blair to appear before Leveson inquiry
Former British Prime Minister to be asked about his relationship with media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and whether any deals were struck between the two.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to be questioned over his 'close relationship' with media tycoon Rupert Murdoch
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will be asked during the Leveson inquirty whether he struck a deal with Rupert Murdoch for media support.
Murdoch, who testified on April 25, denied there was ever a deal between the pair: "I, in 10 years of his power, never asked Mr Blair for anything. Nor indeed did I receive any favours."
But according to a number of persons served under the Blair administration conceded that the relationship between Murdoch and Blair was at times too close.
Blair also happens to be the godfather of Murdoch's daughter, Grace.
Blair's relationship withMurdoch first came into public view in 1995, when he travelled to Hayman Island in Australia to address News Corp executives.
The trip was part of a New Labour strategy to reach out to newspapers that had unfavourably portrayed previous leaders Michael Foot and Neil Kinnock.
According to BBC, following the trip, the Sun newspaper - owned by the Murdoch subsidiary News International - in 1997 switched allegiance from the Conservative party to Labour.
