Posts tagged with 'Leveson Inquiry'

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

03 Dec 12 2 Comments

What press will the unborn royal grow up under?

As an embryonic new potential royal press intrusion victim was announced to the world, the Commons debated the findings of the Leveson report, Gary Gibbon writes.

29 Nov 12 9 Comments

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.

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

24 Jul 12 1 Comment

Coulson and Brooks charged – could corporate charges follow?

The CPS has announced it intends to bring charges over phone-hacking against Andy Coulson, former no. 10 communications boss, as well as Rebekah Brooks and 6 others. But might things go even

14 Jun 12 2 Comments

Cameron at Leveson – speaking in generalities

He’s been speaking very much in generalities, the sessions normally close with this sort of stuff, not start with it.

Cameron day at Leveson

There was a period, starting when the contacts between Jeremy Hunt, his adviser and News International’s lobbyist were published, when No. 10 was extremely agitated about today and about the

11 Jun 12 No Comments

Reasonableness versus crockery-smashing

If the political witnesses to Leveson divide into two schools of appraoch – the Blair and Brown schools, seminar/reasonableness school versus crockery-smashing/conviction school –

Brown swings at Tory deal and ‘on oath’ testimony

Gordon Brown tells Leveson how he keeps calm in a crisis – even when facing News International executives.

31 May 12 2 Comments

Hunt, Murdoch and the day Vince lost his powers

As billed, Jeremy Hunt is emphasising the extra and unpopular references and burdens he was willing to put on News Corp over their bid for all of BSkyB. He quotes James Murdoch saying they were

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