News Corp.’s director of public affairs, Frederic Michel, served as a conduit between Jeremy Hunt’s office in the government and James Murdoch during the government’s review of the News Corp.–BSkyB bid. It was a trove of Mr. Michel’s emails that proved what the Financial Times called the “bombshell” in April 24 testimony, implying a too-cozy relationship between the government and News Corp. in recent years.
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Frederic Michel
