In Rupert Murdoch's world, it must be OK to hack into the phones of dead girls and the families of military killed in action. Why are so many supporting this repulsive man?
Mr Murdoch jetted in from the United States amid growing pressure to scrap his company's controversial bid to take over BSkyB, with Labour leader Ed Miliband threatening to force a Commons vote on Wednesday blocking News Corp's move to take control of the UK's biggest broadcaster.
However, Mr Murdoch gave the clearest sign yet that he was fully behind Ms Brooks, as the pair emerged from his luxury apartment in Mayfair beaming. Asked what his first priority was, Mr Murdoch pointed at Ms Brooks and said "this one".
Ms Brooks had arrived in a chauffeur-driven car at Mr Murdoch's home for crisis talks as the scandal deepened, amid allegations that former News of the World editor Andy Coulson had authorised payments to police officers as long ago as 2007 in exchange for information. But Mr Murdoch later left his home with his arm around his embattled chief executive.
