LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch and the British government agreed on Monday to refer his bid for broadcaster BSkyB to regulators, opening a lengthy review in the hope of taking the sting from a phone-hacking scandal threatening the buyout and sending tremors through the political establishment.
British newspapers published allegations of more widespread hacking and theft of data from figures including former prime minister and finance minister Gordon Brown.
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