Brown: Murdoch misled inquiry

Former British prime minister Gordon Brown accused media tycoon Rupert Murdoch of misleading a government-sponsored inquiry into press ethics with incorrect testimony alleging Brown had threatened war against Murdoch’s company.

“This conversation never took place. I am shocked and surprised that it should be suggested,” Brown told the Leveson inquiry. “This call did not happen. The threat was not made.”

“I find it shocking,” Brown said. “This did not happen. There is no evidence that it happened other than Mr Murdoch’s, but it didn’t happen.”