Leveson inquiry: Monday's key points

• Tony Blair denied there was any deal with Rupert Murdoch during his 10 years as prime minister. • Taking on the press would have led to an "absolute major confrontation" lasting years, Blair said. • An anti-war protester breached court security to accuse Blair of war crimes . • The Daily Mail had a "personal vendetta" against Cherie Blair , whose solicitors sent more than 30 legal warnings over coverage in five years, Blair said. • There was "nothing odd" about three phone calls to Rupert Murdoch days before the Iraq war, Blair told the inquiry. • Blair admitted sending a message of support to Rebekah Brooks after she resigned as News International boss at the height of the phone-hacking scandal in July 2011. • Blair said his 1995 trip to a News Corp conference in Australia was a "very deliberate and strategic" bid to win over Murdoch. • A new press regulator should be independent of both government and media, said Blair. • Lord Justice Leveson said political consensus was "critical" to the success of his recommendations.