mr. machel has acknowledged that in the 54 e-mails in which -- mr. machel has acknowledged that in the 54 e-mails 40 -- mr. michelle has acknowledged that in the 54 e-mails where he mentioned to me, he did not have conversations with me. >> the party opposite has some lessons to learn about managing special advisers. >> thank you, mr. speaker. sentence first. verdict after. it may well be a principal sufficient in alice in wonderland. it is not sufficient in english law. it is not observed in this house. does my right honorable friend share my disappointment that the opportunism we have heard from the right honorable gentleman demonstrates contempt for due process, the precise form of content that he himself is accused of? >> he makes an excellent point. let me remind him of what the lord justice said this morning. he said, i do not seek to constrain parliament. it seems the better course is to allow this inquiry to -- to succeed. >> the secretary brings in a special adviser and actually does not know what he is doing. many i asked the secretary a sim

mr. machel and mr. hunt? >> nel. i do not want to say anything about mr. machel. think that is a little bit of an exaggeration. >> maybe you were not surprised because you were assuming that mr. hunt's office would be inside in which case there would be nothing that would cause you -- >> i am sorry. >> what about my question? >> did i assume mr. hunt was on the outside? no. i assumed he would be responsible and completely unbiased. i thought that dr. cable was an exception. >> we understand dr. cable. turning the other way around, mr. hunt -- >> is it true that the longer this went on, the higher the price might have to be? >> no. the greedier the hedge funds got. that was their way of negotiating. it always is. >> is it your feeling, mr. murdoch, that were it not for backing scandal, he would have bought the remaining shares in the sky b? -- bskyb? >> i do not know whether we can put it down to that. but, the hacking scandal, yes. the hacking scandal was not a great thing and tell the doubt -- until the daughter of the disclosure. -- the delta of disclosure. it w