Shareholder group plans to oust News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch Those scandals appeared to deepen on Tuesday, as Rupert Murdoch's son James faced questions about his relationship with Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, around the time that News Corp was trying to take full control of BSkyB. LAPFF and CBIS have voiced concerns about Mr Murdoch's position at News Corp before, but their resolution marks the first time that they have been able to do so with real teeth. By filing now, their motion will be open for all News Corp shareholders to vote on, via a "proxy" form, and not just those who are able to attend the Los Angeles event in October themselves. CBIS called for Rupert Murdoch to stand down at News Corp's last annual meeting, but the timing of the phone hacking row meant it missed the spring deadline and could only file a "floor" resolution, restricted to those shareholders in the room. Despite this, and the fact that the Murdochs hold nearly 40pc of voting rights in News Corp, both Rupert and James Murdoch, deputy chief operating officer, suffered severe losses of support. Their cast-iron grip on News Corporation has already been weakened this month, after a breach of US law forced the media giant to halve the powers of some of its biggest allies. The company had inadvertently allowed foreign investors to hold 36pc of Class B stock, well beyond the 25pc limit for broadcasters enshrined in American law. In order to fix the problem it halved the voting rights of investors outside the US.