Cable: I have declared war on Murdoch
Business secretary Vince Cable makes unguarded comments to Daily Telegraph journalists about the BSkyB takeover last year:
“I am picking my fights, some of which you may have seen, some of which you may haven’t seen.
“And I don’t know if you have been following what has been happening with the Murdoch press, where I have declared war on Mr Murdoch and I think we are going to win.
“He has minority shares [in BSkyB] and he wants a majority – and a majority control would give them a massive stake.
“I have blocked it using the powers that I have got and they are legal powers that I have got. I can’t politicise it but from the people that know what is happening this is a big, big thing.”
