• Rupert Murdoch in London this morning
In an appeal to Mr Murdoch, the Deputy Prime Minister said: "Do the decent and sensible thing, and reconsider, think again, about your bid for BSkyB."
Mr Murdoch flew into Britain yesterday to take charge of the crisis engulfing his media empire, which led to the closure of the News of the World yesterday.
Mr Clegg added: "Rupert Murdoch is now in town in London seeking to sort things out.
"I would simply say to him, 'look how people feel about this, look how the country has reacted with revulsion to the revelations'."
In a busy day of developments:
• Labour leader Ed Miliband has also called for the deal to be abandoned.
• Miliband criticised David Cameron over his hiring of Andy Coulson.
• Jeremy Hunt has asked Ofcom for advice on the futu re of the buyout. He will address the House of Commons this afternoon
• The BBC has reported that emails uncovered by News International contain evidence the News of the World paid a Royal Protection Officer for contact details of members of the royal family.
• Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown will reportedly make a statement at 5pm in the House of Commons regarding activities at the Sunday Times newspaper.
The Deputy Prime Minister spoke after meeting the parents and sister of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, whose phone was allegedly hacked by the News of the World after she went missing in 2002.
Mr Clegg said: "Listening to Bob, Sally and Gemma Dowler, it reminds you that it is innocent families like them who have paid a very heavy price for truly grotesque journalistic practices, which are simply beneath contempt.
"We owe it to the Dowlers and other innocent victims of hacking to get these inquiries right, to make sur e they are really strong, they can get to the bottom of what happened and make sure it never happens again."
Labour leader Ed Miliband, who warned at the weekend that he was prepared to force a Commons vote on whether the bid should go ahead, said the Culture Secretary was being forced to backtrack.
He stressed that Mr Hunt had ignored the original advice from Ofcom which was that the takeover bid for BSkyB should be referred to the Competition Commission.
"The Government, having repeatedly said there was no alternative to their flawed process, now appears to be moving towards my position," he told a news conference in London.
"They are doing it not because they want to, but because they have been forced to. Let me be clear: this chaos and confusion in government is all of their own making. They should never have embarked on this sort of process."
Mr Hunt stressed that Ofcom and the OFT would be given all the time they needed to consider their a dvice.
"We're not going to give them a time limit as to when they have to respond. They need to take as long as they take and I need to take as long as I take," he said.
"I think this is a time when we need to take a measured approach to a very difficult decision because very, very important things are at stake."
In his letter to Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards, Mr Hunt asked whether "any potential future decision in relation to the fit and proper persons test" regarding News Corp might have an impact on the takeover.
"Given the well-publicised matters involving the News of the World in the past week that led to its closure, I would be grateful if you would let me know whether any new information that has come to light causes you to reconsider any part of your previous advice to me including your confidence in the credibility, sustainability or practicalities of the undertakings offered by News Corporation," he wrote.
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