Over an 18-month period, News Corp executives had 20 meetings with senior government representatives. Of these, 18 were with the prime minister, chancellor or culture secretary, and of those, seven involved Murdoch himself . A further eight were with Robert Thomson, the chief executive of News Corp and most senior executive at Murdoch’s newspaper businesses. Maggie Chao, a campaigner with activist group 38 Degrees, said: “These findings show that Murdoch continues to enjoy astounding access to senior politicians. They are not thought to have involved senior executives.

Source: The Guardian February 05, 2017 16:27 UTC