James Murdoch quits boards of UK papers - as fresh scandal hits empire

James Murdoch quits boards of UK papers - as fresh scandal hits empireJames Murdoch quits boards of UK papers - as fresh scandal hits empire
James Murdoch remains on the editorial board of "The Times", which would approve any new editor

James Murdoch has resigned as a director of the companies which publish The Times, The Sunday Times and The Sun, documents filed with Companies House show. He stepped down from the boards of News Group Newspapers (NGN), publisher of The Sun, and Times Newspapers Ltd (TNL), which publishes The Times and The Sunday Times, in September. News Group Newspapers was the publisher of the now-defunct News of the World and could be the subject of legal actions arising from the investigation into phone hacking.

Mr Murdoch, 38, who resigned the posts after taking up a new position in New York with News Corporation, remains chairman of News International, NGN and TNL's parent company. ...