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HARRIET Harman, the shadow culture secretary, yesterday called forNews Corp to be stripped of its 39per cent stake in BSkyB.Speaking on the Sunday PoliticsShow, Harman said that RupertMurdoch was “not a fit and properperson” to own a broadcast licence because of the “widespreadcriminality” that went on at hisBritish newspapers.Murdoch-led News Corp, whichowns a 39.1 per cent controllingstake in BSkyB, publishes The Sunand formerly published The News of the World via its British divisionNews International.Harman’s comments follow last week’s announcement that Ofcom,the media regulator, has widened itsinvestigation into whether NewsCorp is a “fit and proper” owner of a broadcast licence to also includeevidence of phone hacking.Ofcom escalated its inquiry by asking News Corp to share privatedocuments relating to the civillawsuits brought by victims of phonehacking at its British newspapers. The probe is also evaluating thepropriety of News Corp executive James Murdoch’s role as a BSkyBdirector.Ofcom could choose to strip BSkyBof its broadcast licence unless JamesMurdoch resigns from the board orNews Corp sells its controlling stake.Harman yesterday reiterated hercalls for Jeremy Hunt to resign afteremails suggesting he passed sensitiveinformation to News Corp regardingits ill-fated bid for the shares inBSkyB it didn’t already own.BORIS Johnson is set to gain controlof suburban rail services after thetransport secretary Justine Greeninggave
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the strongest indica-tion yet that she is willing to handhim control of key commuter routesif he is re-elected on Thursday.Under the proposals Transport forLondon (TfL) would have direct con-trol over certain routes and runthem on the same basis as theLondon Overground services.Last night Johnson said: “The frac-tured organisation of London’s sub-urban railways is totally inefficientand needs a complete overhaul. My  vision is for one integrated suburbanservice operating to the standards wehave demonstrated can be achievedon London Overground, which isnow one of the most reliable andpopular railways in the UK.”“This is an opportunity forLondoners. This service would bemore punctual, more reliable,cheaper and would be integrated
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Charing Cross, London Bridge and Victoria to destinations such asDartford, Hayes and Sevenoaks, inaddition to services from LiverpoolStreet to Hertford East, Chingfordand Enfield Town. A new five-year national rail plan isdue for publication in June andGreening has suggested she is will-ing to accede to Johnson’s demands.“Boris has been making the casestrongly for TfL to be given controlover more rail services in London,”she said.“We’re in the middle of aGovernment consultation on raildevolution. But if Boris is re-elected, we will give serious consideration tohis proposals and work together todeliver a better rail network forLondon.” Johnson has said that his plancould save up to £100m over 20 years by removing the need for privatefranchisees to build “risk premiums”into their ticket prices. A spokesman for Ken Livingstonecommented: “The agreement thatLondoners really need to know aboutis by how much Johnson has prom-ised the Tory government he willraise fares each year.”
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