BSkyB bid reaction: best of the tweets
MPs, journalists and comedians have taken to Twitter to pontificate on News Corp pulling out of the BSkyB bid. Here's the best of their tweets...
Lord Prescott - former deputy prime minister @johnprescott
So BSkyB bid over. PCC to be abolished. Senior News International staff arrested. Inquiry into police and press on its way. Yep. I'm happy
Fleetstreetfox - anonymous Fleet Street reporter @fleetstreetfox
NewsCorp withdraws BSkyB bid. Twitter 1, Murdoch nil.
Mark Kleinman - city editor of Sky News @MarkKleinman
News Corp source tells me BSkyB situation had become "too politicised" but will remain long-term shareholder.
Andrew Neil - former Sunday Times editor and presenter of This Week and Daily Politics @afneil
Murdoch loved his tabloid journalism but with closure of #NoW and collapse of #BSkyB bid it has cost him and his shareholders billions
Chris Bryant - Labour MP for the Rhondda @chrisbryantMP
Writing to News Corp non-exec dirs: what did they do to prevent criminality/cover-up at NI.
Emily Bell - director of Tow Centre for Digital Journalism at Columbia J School, formerly of the Guardian @emilybell
I would still put money on Murdoch owning all of Sky in 2 years time, but would not be surprised if uk papers are gone by then
Guido Fawkes - political blogger @guidofawkes
So y'day Murdoch began $5 billion News Corp share buy back. Today he abandons BSkyB deal. Stock jumps 3% on open. Do the numbers.
Louise Mensch - Conservative MP for Corby @LouiseMensch
Glad News Corp doing the right thing on BSkyB. Now rest of press, including Associated Newspapers, Trinity Mirror, must also be scrutinised
Jack Whitehall - comedian @jackwhitehall
Got to remember even if Rupert Murdoch doesn't takeover BskyB he's still got all the income from the Springfield Nuclear power plant!