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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/hunt-expects-sky-decision-challenge.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Jeremy Hunt said he expected his decision on the BSkyB takeover to be challenged whatever it may be" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-hunt-expects-sky-decision-challenge.jpg" alt="Jeremy Hunt said he expected his decision on the BSkyB takeover to be challenged whatever it may be"/></a></p>
<p>Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he expects his decision on whether to allow the proposed takeover of BSkyB by Rupert Murdoch&#8217;s News Corporation to be &#8220;judicially challenged&#8221; whatever decision he comes to.</p>
<p>The decision passed to Mr Hunt after Business Secretary Vince Cable was stripped of his responsibilities for media regulation after being recorded telling undercover reporters he had &#8220;declared war&#8221; on Mr Murdoch&#8217;s media empire.</p>
<p>Mr Hunt told an audience at a debate on the future of the media at the London School of Economics he could not provide a &#8220;running commentary&#8221; on what is &#8220;a quasi-judicial process&#8221;. He said: &#8220;I can&#8217;t get drawn on this, sorry. This is a decision that is likely to be judicially challenged by the side that is disappointed.&#8221;</p>
<p>Asked what his initial reaction was to the decision being passed to him, he laughed and said: &#8220;OMG.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said he was focused on the decision of whether to refer the matter to the Competition Commission, but refused to be drawn on the timetable for the decision.</p>
<p>He said: &#8220;This is a very, very hot potato and I&#8217;m aware of what happens if you hold a hot potato in your hand for too long.&#8221;</p>
<p>The debate was interrupted after 20 minutes when student demonstrators walked into the hall and began to barrack Mr Hunt, chanting &#8220;Minister of Culture, Tory Vulture&#8221; and &#8220;Tory scum&#8221; and questioning whether he could be a neutral judge of the proposed takeover.</p>
<p>The protesters, who numbered around 30 and were booed by the audience, left after about 10 minutes.</p>
<p>Mr Hunt laughed off the demonstration, saying the LSE had a &#8220;great role as the crucible&#8221; of free speech.</p>
<p>The poll, carried out in December by ICM for an alliance of rival media organisations, found 63% believed there should be an independent investigation into the News Corp bid.</p>
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