Cameron refuses to deny holding BSkyB bid talks

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron came under renewed pressure over the phone-hacking scandal, as he told MPs he was “extremely sorry” for the furore caused by his appointment of Andy Coulson as Downing Street communications chief.

Fresh questions were also being asked about the Prime Minister’s role in the News Corporation bid for BSkyB, after aides admitted that he could not rule out having discussed the deal in private conversations with the company’s executives.

Labour said Mr Cameron’s failure to respond to questions in the Commons over whether BSkyB was mentioned in private meetings with News International executives made the Prime Minister look “slippery”.