Inquiry committee split over Murdoch's fitness to run News Corp

The most damning conclusion of the media select committee report into phone hacking – that Rupert Murdoch is “not a fit person” to run a major company - was not backed by any of its Tory members.

Detailed minutes of the battle to agree a final text lay bare a number of splits, mainly along party lines, over a series of proposed changes directly attacking the media mogul and son James.