Posts tagged with 'Leveson'

25 Apr 13 3 Comments

Leveson: much more wrangling ahead

All parties involved in the press regulation debate want the same broad approach: a royal charter. They just can’t agree what should be in it – and there is a lot of ground to be

18 Mar 13 6 Comments

On press controls, Clegg and Miliband moved – but Cameron blinked

David Cameron’s team say they won concessions from Labour and the Liberal Democrats in negotiations over press regulation. But history may judge that it was Mr Cameron whose bluff was

14 Mar 13 6 Comments

Clegg ‘not impressed’ after Cameron pulls press reform plug

David Cameron faces pressure from all sides after pulling the plug on cross-party talks on press reform.

04 Dec 12 3 Comments

David Cameron and the editors: united against statute

It looked like David Cameron had summoned newspaper editors to No.10 for a talking-to. But was it more of a strategy meeting to kick the Leveson recommendations into the long grass?

29 Nov 12 1 Comment

First round in political fight over Leveson

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 tells Cameron to get on with it

Leveson verdict: the signs are that David Cameron is not ready to jump up and accept this proposal.

Coalition splits on Leveson

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

27 Nov 12 1 Comment

Will the PM offer newspapers a last-chance saloon?

David Cameron could respond to the Leveson report, out on Thursday, by giving newspapers six months to devise a tougher, more independent system for self-regulation.

14 Jun 12 4 Comments

Sam Cam’s diary produced to bail out hubby

The high point for drama so far was Robert Jay asking David Cameron this morning if, before the election, he’d seen Rebekah Brooks every weekend he was at his country home. He had to think

13 Jun 12 2 Comments

‘Robust’ Jeremy Hunt expected in the Commons shortly

Jeremy Hunt intends to be “robust” in his Commons appearance today which should get under way around 1.30 or so.

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