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Josh Halliday @ MediaGuardian - Newspapers & Magazines - on 21/5/12
• Jowell: Blair gave me 'absolute assurance' of no Murdoch deal• Met NI chief Les Hinton Loading... in runup to Communications Act• 'Blair's instincts were more deregulatory than mine'11. 17am: An amendment was later agreed in a way that would not entirely close the door on News Corporation Loading... or other groups buying Channel 5, says Barr. 11. Read more

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• Jowell: Blair gave me 'absolute assurance' of no Murdoch deal• Met NI chief Les Hinton in runup to Communications Act• 'Blair's instincts were more deregulatory than mine'.

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Tony Blair, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Les Hinton, Peter Mandelson, Five, Rupert Murdoch, Dan Sabbagh, News International, The Guardian, News Corporation, Gordon Brown, European Union

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