David Cameron faces a grilling at the Leveson Inquiry over the nature of his close relations with senior newspaper executives on Thursday. It is likely that his examination under oath at the Royal Courts of Justice will centre on issues such as the appointment of Andy Coulson as Downing Street spin chief and his friendship with Rebekah Brooks. The Prime Minister will set out tighter controls on special advisers and ministers overseeing media takeovers amid continued pressure for an inquiry into Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Coulson's and Brooks' appearances at the inquiry threw up a series of questions over Mr Cameron's own actions both as opposition leader and after he entered 10 Downing Street in 2010. The Prime Minister has conceded that he was guilty, just as his predecessors were, of getting too close to media proprietors and has called for relations to be "reset". He has strongly denied doing any deal with Rupert Murdoch's media empire in return for the pre-election support of The Sun newspaper or helping approve his bid to take over BSkyB. BLOG POSTS
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