Hunt and Michel text correspondence read out at Leveson

Jeremy Hunt believes the volume and style of correspondence received from News Corporation during the BSkyB bid process had an affect on his special adviser's impartiality.

The culture secretary told the Leveson Inquiry the volume and ingenuity of the communications received from News Corporation lobbyist Frederic Michel meant Adam Smith "wasn't able to maintain the impartiality he needed to".

Mr Hunt said the amount of contact from the company was not foreseen and "I think it's something we have to reflect on in terms of the way we handle bids in the future".

The conservative minister's former adviser resigned after admitting his contact with News Corporation had gone too far during the take over process.