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Cameron's immigration speech: Politics live blog
The Guardian: Politics Live Blog - Mon, 03/25/2013 - 05:09
Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including David Cameron's immigration speech
Andrew SparrowPolitics live: readers' edition - Friday 22 March
The Guardian: Politics Live Blog - Fri, 03/22/2013 - 06:05
Share breaking news, leave links to interesting articles online and chat about the week's events including Question Time
I'm not writing my usual Politics Live blog today, but, as an alternative, here's Politics Live: readers' edition. It's intended to be a place where you can catch up with the latest news and find links to good politics blogs and articles on the web.
Please feel free to use this as somewhere you can comment on any of the day's political stories - just as you do when I'm writing the daily blog.
It would be particularly useful for readers to flag up new material in the comments - breaking news or blogposts or tweets that are worth passing on because someone is going to find them interesting. A lot of what I do on my blog is aggregation - finding the good stuff and passing it on - and you can do this, too (as I know, because it happens every day when I'm blogging).
All of Tuesday's Guardian politics stories are here, and all the politics stories filed on Thursday, including some in today's paper, are here.
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Budget reaction and George Osborne's interviews: Politics live blog
The Guardian: Politics Live Blog - Thu, 03/21/2013 - 11:56
Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including reaction to the budget and George Osborne's interviews about it
Andrew SparrowSun's deputy editor charged over payments to officials
NOTW: UK Telegraph Live Blog - Wed, 03/20/2013 - 07:47
Geoff Webster, deputy editor of The Sun, has been charged over alleged illegal payments to public officials.
Britain’s Press Crackdown
NOTW: Live Updates from the New York Times - Wed, 03/20/2013 - 01:00
The kind of press regulations proposed by British politicians would do more harm than good because an unfettered press is essential to democracy.
Childcare support announcement - reaction: Politics live blog
The Guardian: Politics Live Blog - Tue, 03/19/2013 - 12:20
Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including reaction to the childcare support announcement
Andrew SparrowElizabeth TrussLawmaker Says Britons Agree to New Press Rules After Hacking Scandal
NOTW: Live Updates from the New York Times - Tue, 03/19/2013 - 01:00
Lawmakers on Monday were said to have struck a deal on new regulations for newspapers, potentially one of the strongest peacetime press curbs in three centuries.
No charges for Sky journalist who hacked canoe couple's emails
NOTW: UK Telegraph Live Blog - Mon, 03/18/2013 - 14:45
An award winning Sky News journalist who hacked the emails of fake canoe death couple John and Anne Darwin in a bid to expose their lies will not face prosecution.
No charges for Sky journalist who hacked canoe couple's emails
NOTW: UK Telegraph Live Blog - Mon, 03/18/2013 - 14:45
An award winning Sky News journalist who hacked the emails of fake canoe death couple John and Anne Darwin in a bid to expose their lies will not face prosecution.
Chris Eubank squares up for fight with News International
NOTW: UK Telegraph Live Blog - Mon, 03/18/2013 - 12:49
Former boxer Chris Eubank says he is looking forward to a "gargantuan battle" against New International over phone hacking, after rejecting their "derisory offer" to settle the case.
Boxer Eubank relishes showdown with News International over hacking
NOTW: UK Telegraph Live Blog - Mon, 03/18/2013 - 10:05
Former World Champion boxer Chris Eubank has said he is relishing a "gargantuan battle" with News International after refusing to settle his phone hacking case.
Labour MP accepts substantial hacking damages
NOTW: UK Telegraph Live Blog - Mon, 03/18/2013 - 08:06
Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh has accepted "very substantial damages" and a public apology from News International after information on her stolen mobile phone was illegally accessed in 2010.
Royal charter deal on post-Leveson press regulation: Politics live blog
The Guardian: Politics Live Blog - Mon, 03/18/2013 - 04:18
Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of all the day's developments as the three main parties agree a deal for a post-Leveson royal charter on press regulation
Andrew SparrowU.S. Looked at Wall Street Journal Over Claims of Bribery
NOTW: Live Updates from the New York Times - Mon, 03/18/2013 - 01:00
The investigation of The Wall Street Journal coincides with a broader search the government is conducting of News Corporation over a phone-hacking scandal in 2011.
Wall Street Journal blames Beijing troublemaking for US bribery probe
News Corporation: Live Updates from The Guardian - Sun, 03/17/2013 - 19:24
News Corp newspaper carries its own report on federal investigation into claim that bureau paid for information
US authorities have investigated the Wall Street Journal over allegations that its bureau in China had bribed government officials with lavish gifts in return for information it could use in articles, the paper reported on Sunday.
An article carried on the newspaper's website said the accusations were presented to the Journal by the Justice Department as part of a wider inquiry into its parent company, News Corporation, under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). That inquiry stemmed from the allegations of phone hacking and other illegal activities at the British newspapers owned by News Corp.
The paper reported that US authorities have almost completed their investigations under the FCPA, and were preparing to open talks over a settlement with News Corp over any charges that may result.
Meanwhile, the owners of the Wall Street Journal appear to believe that the allegations of bribery in China were the result of trouble-making by Beijing in retaliation for unfavourable reporting. In a statement to the Guardian, a representative of Dow Jones – which publishes the Journal – expressed regret that an "unknown source" had sought to "taint" the newspaper's journalism.
Sunday's report by the Wall Street Journal is based largely on the testimony of unnamed News Corp and US government officials. But given that it was published by the website of the newspaper at the centre of the alleged scandal, it carried particular weight.
The article suggests that senior figures at News Corp believe the apparent informant who tipped off authorities to allegations of bribery was in fact an agent of the Chinese government. An internal investigation was launched, which the company said found no evidence of wrong-doing.
The Justice Department informed the Wall Street Journal of the claim in early 2012. It is not known if US officials are satisfied with the Journal's explanation regarding the bribery claim. Sunday's article suggests that the newspaper's management is confident about its position.
In a statement to the Guardian, Paula Keve, spokeswoman for Dow Jones, said: "After a thorough review of our operations in China conducted by outside lawyers and authors, we have not found any evidence of impropriety at Dow Jones. Nor has anyone taken issue with our findings."
She added that the newspaper remained "extremely proud" of its "important and impactful coverage out of China and regret that some unknown source has sought to taint that work".
The newspaper believes the bribery allegation came in relation to the Journal's reporting of events in Chongqing, the province in which disgraced Chinese official Bo Xilai once had a power base.
Bo was being tipped as a rising star in the Chinese Communist Party until a scandal focusing on the poisoning death of British businessman Neil Heywood. Bo's wife, Gu Kailai, was convicted of Heywood's murder in August. The scandal derailed Bo's political career.
In its article, the Journal noted that the apparent bribery whistle-blower came to US authorities at around the same time that it was publishing articles about the wealth and corruption of key officials and the ensuing power struggles within the party, as well as the Bo Xilai articles.
The report also comes in the wake of claims that China has hacked into the systems of US newspapers – allegations that are denied by Beijing.
The Journal, the Washington Post and the New York Times have all claimed to have been the victims of sophisticated cyberattacks, thought to have been coordinated from Beijing.
On Sunday, newly installed Chinese premier Li Keqiang hit back at the claims, stating that his country had been targeted too by hackers and that Beijing did not condone any cyberattack.
"I think we should not make groundless accusations against each other, and spend more time doing practical things that will contribute to cyber-security," he said in remarks at the close of China's annual meeting of parliament.
According to the Journal, the wider inquiry under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which makes it illegal for firms with a large presence in the US from bribing officials overseas, is expected to conclude soon. The Journal reported that both sides expect that a financial settlement would form part of any agreement.
- Wall Street Journal
- Bo Xilai
- China
- United States
- US press and publishing
- News Corporation
- Obama administration
- Rupert Murdoch
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Labour is not Hugh Grant's political wing, says Harriet Harman in press row
NOTW: UK Telegraph Live Blog - Sun, 03/17/2013 - 18:05
Harriet Harman, Labour's deputy leader, has denied that her party is "the political wing of Hugh Grant" after the actor phoned shadow ministers to garner support for state regulation of the press.
Princess Diana's lover suspects her last voice messages were hacked
NOTW: UK Telegraph Live Blog - Sat, 03/16/2013 - 02:00
Highly personal voicemails left by Diana, Princess of Wales, may have been hacked in the months before her death, sources close to her former lover have claimed.
Princess Diana's lover suspects her last voice messages were hacked
NOTW: UK Telegraph Live Blog - Sat, 03/16/2013 - 02:00
Highly personal voicemails left by Diana, Princess of Wales, may have been hacked in the months before her death, sources close to her former lover have claimed.
Diana's voice messages may have been hacked
NOTW: UK Telegraph Live Blog - Sat, 03/16/2013 - 02:00
Highly personal voicemails left by Diana Princess of Wales may have been hacked in the months before her death, sources close to her former lover have claimed.
Former Daily Mirror editor questioned in phone hacking probe
NOTW: UK Telegraph Live Blog - Fri, 03/15/2013 - 14:10
Richard Wallace, the former editor of the Daily Mirror, has been questioned by police over hacking allegations.