Oh dear, it seems that Hunt's Permanent Secretary
is not publicly backing Hunt's version of events wrt Adam Smith's interactions with Murdoch.
"Five times in the House of Commons yesterday the Culture Secretary,
Jeremy Hunt, told MPs that the Permanent Secretary (the most senior
civil servant) at his Department approved the arrangements for the
dealings with the Murdochs over their planned takeover of BSkyB.
Twelve times in the Public Accounts Committee this morning , the
Permanent Secretary at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
himself refuses to answer questions about whether he DID approve those
arrangements - namely that Adam Smith, Mr Hunt's special adviser who
resigned yesterday, could liaise with News International."
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