Tony Blair says he ducked fight with UK media Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 07:37 a.m., Monday, May 28, 2012 Leveson's inquiry was set up following revelations of phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid, a scandal which has rocked the British establishment and raised questions about whether top politicians helped shield Murdoch — and the media in general — from official scrutiny. Blair's time in office was marked by unusually strong ties between Blair's left-wing Labour Party and Murdoch's News Corp.