Salmond urged by Labour to end Murdoch links

Alex Salmond has been called on to end his “deferential” approach to the Murdoch empire and join other political parties in seeking a consensus about future media regulation and ownership, writes MICHAEL SETTLE

The call was made by Harriet Harman, the Shadow Culture Secretary, who is visiting the Edinburgh Festival today and will be in the audience tonight for the keynote MacTaggart Lecture given this year by Elizabeth Murdoch, chairwoman of the Shine TV production company, which is part of her father Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation.

Please enable cookies in your browser to display the rest of this article.