2:04pm UK, Sunday July 10, 2011
Rupert Murdoch has arrived in the UK amid calls for News Corporation's proposed takeover of BSkyB to be postponed.
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Mr Murdoch arrived at News International's headquarters in Wapping and was seen reading the final edition of the News Of The World, which was shut down amid the phone hacking row.
It comes as Labour Leader Ed Miliband urged the Government to delay the deal until the inquiry into the hacking allegations is completed.
Mr Miliband threatened to force a Commons vote on the takeover which would see Mr Murdoch's organisation take full control of BSkyB, the parent company of Sky News.
In an appearance on BBC1's Andrew Marr Show, Mr Miliband warned: "(The Prime Minister) has got to understand that when the public have seen the disgusting revelations that we have seen this week, the idea that this organisation, which engaged in these terrible practices, should be allowed to take over BSkyB, to get that 100% stake, without the criminal investigation having been completed and on the basis of assurances from that self-same organisation - frankly that just won't wash with the public."
Sky's political correspondent Jon Craig said Mr Miliband was considering "leading from the front" and opening Labour's opposition day debate on the bid himself.
:: Read Jon Craig's analysis of Ed Miliband's performance on the Boulton Co blog.
Mr Miliband's view was echoed by Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes.
Speaking on Sky News' Murnaghan programme, Mr Hughes said he would encourage his fellow Liberal Democrats to vote with Labour, if the opposition tabled a Commons vote on halting the bid.
"If there is a debate and vote in the House of Commons I will be suggesting to my colleagues that we as a party, a party that's never been close to Murdoch, never been in this inner loop, I think we should make clear that we think there should be a postponement of the decision.
"There shouldn't be a takeover while the investigations are going on and we should let the police investigations run their course."
Mr Hughes has also delivered a letter to Ofcom to request that the broadcasting regulator examine whether News Corporation would be a 'fit and proper person' to hold a broadcasting licence if the takeover goes ahead.
The consultation period on the bid has ended with Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt currently tasked with making the final decision on whether to give the deal approval.
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