David Cameron has accused Gordon Brown of "cooking up" a "specious and unjustified conspiracy theory" about a deal between the Conservatives and media group News International.

Mr Brown had told the Leveson Inquiry the Tories agreed to cut funding for the BBC and media regulator Ofcom in return for political support from NI.

In 2008 he took a trip to the Greek island of Santorini for a dinner with News International boss Rupert Murdoch because it was a chance to "build a relationship" with him.

A text message sent by Mrs Brooks to Mr Cameron in October 2009 was read to the inquiry in which she said she was "rooting for him", both as "a personal friend" and because "professionally we're in this together".

Did anyone actually ask how the Greek trip came about?

I don’t know. But I get the feeling that someone was summoned.

All politicians of all parties brown nose the media to get good press. Nothing new or scandalous about that.

Gordon Brown says records released by the Cabinet Office confirm his claim that he did not call Rupert Murdoch to declare "war" on News Corp.

Mr Murdoch told the Leveson Inquiry that the then prime minister made an angry call to him in September 2009 after the Sun dropped Labour.

But the Cabinet Office said there was no record of a call that month.