friends with rebecca brooks. is that true? yes, we have not spoken in a long time. can i ask about your relationship? how often did you speak to her? i think the social meetings we had, but we would talk now and then. i would not say we spoke every week. there were times when we did not speak for quite some time. i would say over the time regularly is the word i would use. did you communicate by text message? occasionally. i e-mailed? occasionally. wouldn t be fair to say you knew what each others respective political standpoint where? it was pretty clear. as for her, she was supportive of the labour party. she was chief executive when the sun change its allegiance to the conservative party. as to her personal views, how she voted, i have no idea. wouldn t be fair to say you knew what each others respective political standpoint where? it her, she was supportive of the labour party. she was chief executive when the sun change its allegiance to the conse
in this case, i thought that the idea to run the campaign was the right thing for them to do. my intervention was the original discussion. i am pretty sure that he may have done in appeared coxless if we can agree or disagree. when you re discussing arrangements, you asked if there is anything more. do you recall that? yes. you wanted a review of the case. ps. do you remember your answer being, is that all? i may have said itaid the slightly more politely. and not particularly remember saying that. maybe i did. what i was not suggesting that it was impolite. what may be, yes. we have been going through a list of issues that they wanted to be insured up before we went forward. did you then take the matter up? no perce did you not tell them that they would demand a review that they should do it agreed to the request? no. i did not speak to them or the home secretary about this. i know that dominic will have spoken to them. they will have spoken directly to the
british journalists and politicians. thank you. the evidence i shall give shobi the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. your witness statement is dated the first of may this year. if you looked at the last hurrah of, you will see a signature which is yours. the statement is given in light of the ongoing investigation. is that right? yes. you started working as a journalist in 1989. is that correct? yes. you edited a column. in the year 2000, you were deputy editor of news of the world. in january were appointed and now editor. on the 26th of january, 2007, you resign. in june, we will come to the exact date when you give evidence, you were appointed director of communications to the conservative party. is that right? yes. you started work in to buy, and after the next general election, you were appointed director of communications at downing street. is that correct? yes. can i ask you this general qu
is very extraordinary . it may be the most exclusive club in the world. the private and public relationships of the american presidents, from truman and hoover to george h.w. bush and bill clinton. sunday at 8:00 on q&a . defense secretary leon panetta says that if congress changes keep parts of his department s budget proposal, there could be risks to national security. he and general martin dempsey spoke reporters for a half hour. good afternoon. let me let me begin with some comments on the defense budget. i have spent much of this week, including two hours this morning on capitol hill, dinner last night here at the pentagon, reaching out to members of congress and to senators to talk about where things stand as congress begins to debate, mark up and consider the defense budget in earnest. my message to congressional leaders remains the same. congress passed the budget control act. it requires a reduction of defense spending of $487 billion over the next 10 years.
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