'The media mogul Rupert Murdoch resigned his directorships of a
series of companies behind The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times
newspapers it was announced last night, prompting claims that he was
"running away" from the group.
News International's chief executive, Tom Mockridge, told staff at
the newspapers of the changes in an email circulated yesterday
afternoon, which said: "This decision by Rupert is part of the
preparation of the business for the upcoming restructure into two
companies." The move to step down from News International and Times
Newspapers was explained as "nothing more than corporate
house-cleaning".'
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