Phone hacking: News International chief Brooks quits
15 July 2011 Last updated at 10:10Phone hacking: News International chief Brooks quits
Rebekah Brooks: Resigned after weeks of pressure
Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of News International, has resigned, the company has confirmed.
Her departure follows days of growing pressure for her to step down as the phone hacking crisis grew.
In a statement, she said she felt a "deep responsibility for the people we have hurt".
She was editor of the News of the World when murder victim Milly Dowler's phone was hacked.
Ms Brooks said she wanted to "reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place".
Her statement went on: "I have believed that the right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate.
"This is now detracting attention from all our honest endeavours to fix the problems of the past."
Should have happened long before now!
(so what has Murdoch promised her is the question?)
