Scotland Yard will "fully assess" the contents of a tape recording of comments apparently made by Rupert Murdoch in a meeting with News International journalists, a senior officer said today.

Murdoch has also been recalled to face MPs on the Commons' Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee following the emergence of the recordings.

Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick told MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee that the force is trying to get a copy of the clip of Murdoch speaking to members of staff from the Sun in March.