Business Secretary Vince Cable was taped by Daily Telegraph journalists posing as constituents saying "I have declared war on Mr. Murdoch and I think we are going to win."
Murdoch's News Corp. owns several British newspapers and has a 40 percent stake in broadcaster BSkyB. Its bid to buy the remaining shares in BSkyB was cleared Tuesday by European regulators, but is still under investigation by regulators in Britain and is opposed by Murdoch's many rivals Prime Minister Dave Cameron called Cable's comments "totally unacceptable and inappropriate," his office said. The leader said Cable will play no further part in the decision over News Corp.'s takeover bid.
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