Leveson Inquiry: Frederic Michel, News Corp lobbyist at centre of Jeremy Hunt row, to appear next week Adam Smith, the former special adviser to Mr Hunt, who resigned last month after emails and texts between him and Mr Michel were made public, will also give evidence the same day. They appear to show that News Corp was being given day-by-day updates on the progress of News Corp's bid for BSkyB through the regulatory process, and that Mr Hunt, who had a duty to remain impartial, had assured News Corp their bid would be successful. Mr Hunt asked Lord Justice Leveson if his evidence could be brought forward so he could respond to the outcry, but the Inquiry chairman refused and he is not on next week's witness list. Also giving evidence next week will be the shadow Olympics minister, Tessa Jowell, and Lord Mandelson, both of whom will give evidence on Monday. Tom Watson, the Labour MP who has spearheaded Parliament's investigation into phone-hacking by the News of the World, will appear on Tuesday, together with the former Home Secretary Alan Johnson, with the BBC journalists Andrew Marr and Jeremy Paxman appearing on Wednesday.