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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cable-loses-powers-on-bskyb-future.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Vince Cable was heard to say he is seeking to block Rupert Murdoch's bid to take a majority stake in BSkyB" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-cable-loses-powers-on-bskyb-future.jpg" alt="Vince Cable was heard to say he is seeking to block Rupert Murdoch's bid to take a majority stake in BSkyB"/></a></p>
<p>Business Secretary Vince Cable will play no further part in the decision on News Corporation&#8217;s proposed takeover bid of BSkyB following indiscreet comments about Rupert Murdoch, Prime Minister David Cameron has ruled.</p>
<p>Mr Cable&#8217;s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has also been stripped of responsibility for media competition and policy issues, which are transferred to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport headed by Jeremy Hunt.</p>
<p>But Mr Cable will keep his job, despite saying he was &#8220;at war&#8221; with Mr Murdoch in a secret recording made by the Daily Telegraph and revealed by the BBC.</p>
<p>In a statement, Downing Street said that Mr Cameron made clear to Mr Cable that his comments were &#8220;totally unacceptable and inappropriate&#8221;.</p>
<p>A No 10 spokesman said: &#8220;Following comments made by Vince Cable to the Daily Telegraph, the Prime Minister has decided that he will play no further part in the decision over News Corporation&#8217;s proposed takeover of BSkyB.</p>
<p>&#8220;In addition, all responsibility for competition and policy issues relating to media, broadcasting, digital and telecoms sectors will be transferred immediately to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.</p>
<p>&#8220;This includes full responsibility for Ofcom&#8217;s activities in these areas.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Prime Minister is clear that Mr Cable&#8217;s comments were totally unacceptable and inappropriate.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mr Cable said in a statement: &#8220;I fully accept the decision of the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. I deeply regret the comments I made and apologise for the embarrassment that I have caused the Government.&#8221;</p>
<p>The minister was speaking on his mobile phone as he walked past waiting reporters outside his home on Tuesday night and ignored their questions.</p>
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