LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron is to appear next week before an inquiry into press ethics sparked by the phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's newspapers, the inquiry said Friday.
Cameron, whose government has been under fire over a series of revelations about its closeness to Murdoch's media empire, will give evidence on Thursday June 14, according to a witness list published on the Leveson Inquiry website.
The inquiry is set to hear from several political heavyweights during the week. Finance minister George Osborne is to testify on Monday, as will former prime minister Gordon Brown.
Another ex-premier, John Major, will appear Tuesday along with opposition Labor leader Ed Miliband, while deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and Scottish first minister Alex Salmond are scheduled for Wednesday.
Cameron has stood by his culture minister Jeremy Hunt amid calls for him to resign after the inquiry revealed leaks from his department to Murdoch's News Corp.
The prime minister is also a personal friend of former top Murdoch aide Rebekah Brooks, who has been arrested over the phone-hacking scandal and charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
source: interaksyon.com