Ms Badenoch met with Mr Murdoch in September 2022 during a trip to the US taken shortly after becoming a member of Liz Truss’s Cabinet
Sources close to Ms Badenoch said civil servants were in the room for the conversation between the two and the failure to log it was an an administrative error Business and Trade Secretary Ms Badenoch denied suggestions the meeting was secret.
Sources close to Ms Badenoch said civil servants were in the room for the conversation between the two and the failure to log it was an an administrative error.first reported Ms Badenoch met Mr Murdoch, the hugely powerful former head of Fox and News Corp, for around 20 minutes in New York. The reportedly “interview style” conversation came after Ms Badenoch’s rapid rise in prominence following her bid to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister.Mr Murdoch is known for courting close relationships with senior politicians from around the world and, despite losing out to Ms Truss, Ms Badenoch was – and is – still considered a future leadership contender.
Despite a requirement to log all ministerial meetings the encounter did not appear on official government transparency records.She tweeted: “I had numerous meetings with businesses in the US, organised for me as the new Trade Secretary by the embassy.
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