Brooks Arrested, Police Chief Resigns. When News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch landed in Britain a week ago, July 10, as the phone-hacking scandal began to engulf his media empire, he gave a surprising, revealing and, some said, insensitive answer to the question of what his priority was.
Turning to his right-hand woman, Rebekah Brooks, and placing his hand on her arm, he declared: "This one. " So far, in that respect and all others, Murdoch hasn't been very successful at damage control. Five days after he uttered those two words, Brooks quit her job as CEO of Murdoch's U.K. operation News International and on Sunday, she was arrested on suspicion of phone hacking and corruption. (Brooks was released by the police late Sunday.) Met chief explains resignation. Outgoing Metropolitan police chief Paul Stephenson today said he resigned to prevent continuing damaging speculation over his role in the phone-hacking scandal in the run-up to the London Olympics next year.
Sir Paul told the Commons Home Affairs that he was saddened about having to leave but he took the decision to go because they were in “extraordinary times”. “We have got a very short period of run-up to the Olympics,” he said. “It seems to me - and it was a very sad decision for me - but in the run-up to the Olympics if there are going to be continuing speculation around the position of the commissioner and stories continue to distract, then if I was going to do something then I had to do it speedily.” John Yates Resignation Speech. Why David Cameron is not about to resign as prime minister.