The Leveson Inquiry into press ethics has called the News Corporation lobbyist and former ministerial aide who put Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt under pressure to give evidence to  next Thursday.

Adam Smith quit as Mister Hunt's special adviser after emails emerged suggesting that contact between his office and News Corp was too close, during their bid to takeover BSkyB.

Smith and the man he would speak to - Frederic Michel - will both appear at the inquiry on Thursday.