Rupert Murdoch to face Leveson Rupert Murdoch is expected to reveal details of his meetings with top British politicians when he gives evidence to the Leveson Inquiry on Wednesday morning. The 81-year-old media tycoon's appearance comes after his son James's testimony led to calls for the resignation of Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt. The press standards inquiry heard claims that the Cabinet minister backed News Corporation's bid to take over BSkyB and leaked inside information to the media giant. Labour has since called for Mr Hunt's resignation after the release of a 163-page dossier of emails detailing contacts between his office and senior News Corporation executive Frederic Michel. Mr Hunt, who said it was "not a time for knee-jerk reactions," has written to Lord Justice Leveson asking if his appearance could be brought forward, saying his evidence would show the public he had conducted the process "with scrupulous fairness." Rupert Murdoch, News Corp's chairman and chief executive, faces a two-day grilling over the phone-hacking scandal, which led to the closure of the 168-year-old News of the World last July. He will also be questioned about whether he exerted undue influence over British public life through his papers and his regular meetings with prime ministers and other leading politicians.