Boris Johnson's office has not responded to claims the mayor broke hospitality regulations
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London Mayor Boris Johnson will court controversy this week by taking media tycoon Rupert Murdoch to a top Olympics event as his personal guest.
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He has also defended comments made in 2010 when he described the phone hacking claims as "politically-motivated codswallop", saying he had "misunderstood the severity of the allegations". Join Facebook to connect with Rupert Boris and others you may know. Behind them on the right, standing next to a fan, is the PM's chief aide, ... Rupert Yorke: Number 10 adviser. The response from the mayor's office, dated 15 June this year, states that on the 24 January 2011 the mayor "dropped into dinner with Rupert Murdoch and others".Mr Johnson said because the value of the meal was less than £25, he did not have to declare it.
"To think he could 'drop into dinner' with Rupert Murdoch and not declare it is jaw-droppingly arrogant, especially at the height of the phone-hacking inquiry.