The British government has joined efforts to block Rupert Murdoch’s bid for broadcaster BSkyB, dashing his hopes of a rapid expansion in television as the scandal over phone-hacking by one of his newspapers grows. The British parliament is expected to pass a non-binding measure pressuring Murdoch to withdraw his takeover attempt. Labour leader Ed Miliband said British lawmakers are responding to public outcry.

Ed Miliband: “This is an opportunity for the House of Commons to show it understands the depth of public concern, it understands the scale of outrage there is, and it understands the fundamental point that we cannot have Rupert Murdoch expand his reach in British broadcasting while these investigations—while these allegations are still being investigated and as they come out.”

Murdoch is now facing pressure in the United States, with calls for investigations of his media conglomerate for possible prosecution under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.