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Brooks, who resigned in July as chief executive of NewsInternational, Rupert Murdoch 's British newspaper division, detailed her close friendships withCameron, former Prime Minister Tony Blair and their families, in testimony to the country's inquiry intomedia ethics. In six hours of questioning, Brooks listed Christmas parties, private dinners and hotel lunches she shared with thecountry's most powerful political leaders. She also acknowledgedthat she used her access to lobby the British government over aplanned News Corp. takeover deal that would have netted Murdoch's media empire alucrative satellite broadcaster. RELATED: News Corp. phone-hacking inquiry: 8 names you need to know The 43-year-old, a former editor of two Murdoch tabloids The Sunand the now-defunct News of The World has twice been arrestedand questioned by police about illegal eavesdropping andobstruction of justice. She has not been charged with any offense,but is currently on bail pending further investigations so theinquiry lawyer did not question her directly about phone hackingallegations. Known for her striking red curls and meteoric rise from junioremployee to top editor at News of the World, Brooks said Cameronwas a personal friend and a neighbor in the picturesque Cotswolds area of southern England . After she quit in July due to the uproar over phone hacking, Brookssaid she had received "indirect messages" of support text messages sent by the aides of politicians, but relaying theirpersonal thoughts including from Cameron. "I received some indirect messages from No. 10, No. 11, theHome Office and Foreign Office," Brooks said, referring toCameron, Treasury chief George Osborne and other leading Cabinet members. She agreed with inquiry lawyer Robert Jay that a message fromCameron had told her to "keep your head up" and expressedregret that he could not offer more support publicly, because ofthe political pressure he was under over the hacking scandal. The message was "along those lines, I don't think they werethe exact words," Brooks said. Brooks said she and Cameron would trade texts at least once a week,or twice a week during busier periods such as Britain's 2010national election. "He would sign them off 'DC,'" said Brooks, who showedcomposure and flashes of humor as she testified. "Occasionallyhe would sign them off LOL, 'lots of love', until I told him itmeant 'laugh out loud.'" Brooks confirmed that she had discussed tabloid phone hacking withCameron, including after toxic revelations that the News of theWorld had hacked murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler 's phone when she disappeared in 2002. The girl was later founddead. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Inflatable Advertising Balloon Manufacturer , Inflatable Helium Balloon, and more. For more , please visit Inflatable Helium Balloon today!
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