In July 2011, following the revelation that the News of the World had paid private investigators to
hack into the
phones of Milly Dowler, as well as the families of murder victims and deceased servicemen, Miliband called for News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks to resign, urged David Cameron to establish a public, judge - led inquiry into the scandal, and announced that he would force a Commons
vote on whether to block the News International bid for a controlling stake in BSkyB.