Murdoch was due to host Ipso chair despite complaints about Clarkson’s Meghan comments

Exclusive: Lord Faulks oversees regulator that will ultimately have to rule on whether Sun broke guidelines

Rupert Murdoch was due to host the UK’s chief press regulator for a private dinner at his Mayfair flat on Monday night, despite thousands of people registering formal complaints about Jeremy Clarkson’s column in the Sun.

Edward Faulks had been due to attend the soiree with Murdoch and other executives from his News UK company at the billionaire’s flat in central London, according to sources. This was despite Lord Faulks’s role as chair of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso), the organisation that regulates Murdoch’s newspapers.

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​Exclusive: Lord Faulks oversees regulator that will ultimately have to rule on whether Sun broke guidelinesRupert Murdoch was due to host the UK’s chief press regulator for a private dinner at his Mayfair flat on Monday night, despite thousands of people registering formal complaints about Jeremy Clarkson’s column in the Sun.Edward Faulks had been due to attend the soiree with Murdoch and other executives from his News UK company at the billionaire’s flat in central London, according to sources. This was despite Lord Faulks’s role as chair of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso), the organisation that regulates Murdoch’s newspapers. Continue reading…