Leveson – more party talks next week
The PM is said to have promised a draft bill along the lines of what Lord Justice Leveson asked for, but it looks like a measure to keep opinion on-side and look willing.
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The PM is said to have promised a draft bill along the lines of what Lord Justice Leveson asked for, but it looks like a measure to keep opinion on-side and look willing.
David Cameron sets himself against any law change on press regulation and says the sort of neat, small law Lord Justice Leveson thinks he’s proposing could quickly expand.
Leveson verdict: the signs are that David Cameron is not ready to jump up and accept this proposal.
David Cameron has asked Nick Clegg to throw him a lifebelt over press regulation – Nick Clegg has decided to watch the PM struggle in the water instead and is giving a separate statement on Leveson.
The Culture Secretary tells Channel 4 News that, despite the government accepting the Leveson principles, it has grave concerns about implementing the recommendations.
Lord Leveson delivers his report into media standards and ethics on a defining day for British journalism.
Do you know who Lord Leveson is? How do you think the press should be regulated? Channel 4 News takes to the streets to see if the media’s appetite for this story is matched by the public.
Is it just us or is there a lot of chat about newspapers today? From Milly Dowler’s voicemail to David Cameron’s “lol” texts: Channel 4 News answers the who, why and what of the Leveson inquiry.
Prime Minister David Cameron responds to the findings of Lord Justice Leveson’s report into media standards and ethics.
Mary-Ellen Field, former financial adviser to model and businesswoman Elle Macpherson, tells Channel 4 News how phone hacking nearly derailed her life and career.
The overarching Leveson inquiry lasted 16 months and took evidence from 474 people. But journalist Katharine Quarmby tells Channel 4 News that it ignored the views of one major group.
With the Leveson inquiry outlining press intrusion, Andy Davies looks at its impact. Jon Snow discusses the report with Neville Thurlbeck, Trevor Kavanagh, Anne Diamond and Jacqui Hames.
More than 80 politicians from all three main parties sign a letter warning the prime minister that accepting statutory regulation of newspapers would undermine free speech.
Hacked Off campaigner Hugh Grant tells Channel 4 News he thinks David Cameron will shy away from regulation of the press following the publication of the Leveson report into media ethics.
The National Union of Journalists has adopted Ireland’s regulatory system as its preferred future model and Lord Leveson himself, according to a recent report, is struck by it.