Brooks resigns

Rebekah Brooks has finally resigned this morning. Her departure was actually expected yesterday, in the morning indications were given that she would quit that afternoon. My understanding is that the thinking at News International was that if she was still in her job when she attended the select committee hearing on Tuesday, she would just be monstered. But this strategy was thrown into confusion when the Murdochs themselves were compelled to attend.

But this morning, the decision has clearly been taken that she has to step down before facing parliament. Her departure was in many ways inevitable. But it does remove the last fire break between this scandal and the actual Murdoch family.