Hacking inquiry – Hacked off

Hacked Off campaigner Hugh Grant is appearing tonight alongside others at a rally to encourage public support for media reform. The actor will join others – including victims of press intrusion, politicians and campaigners – at the event hosted by the Hacked Off campaign and the Coordinating Committee for Media Reform (CCMR). The rally is [...]

Meetings between journalists and politicians can be “a potential conspiracy against the public”, the Daily Telegraph political commentator has warned. Peter Oborne told the Leveson Inquiry today meetings between ministers and newspaper moguls can be even more dangerous. In a written statement, he said: “Meetings between journalists and politicians should be viewed as a potential conspiracy against [...]

Labour minister Jack Straw has claimed Rupert Murdoch “seems to enjoy playing with political leaders”. The MP, who held several senior positions under the Labour government, said the proprietor is interested in power and using political connections to help open doors on media policy. During his evidence to the Leveson Inquiry today, Straw admitted he [...]

The “carelessness” between the press and politicians became “excessive”, the Sky News political editor has said today. Giving evidence to the Leveson Inquiry, Adam Boulton said journalists should avoid becoming too friendly with politicians if they interview them on a regular basis. He later added: “I think one of the things about the media is [...]

A former chairman of the Press Complaints Commission has told the Leveson Inquiry the body “was never a regulator”. Lord Wakeham, who headed the body from 1995 to 2001, said today his job was to try and raise press standards. He told the inquiry the industry wanted a chairman “with a bit of clout” and [...]

Lord Justice Leveson has warned politicians not to disclose information on the contact between Jeremy Hunt and News Corporation before evidence has been heard before his inquiry. Speaking today, the judge said ministers discussing evidence in the House of Commons before the Culture Secretary and others have appeared before him could “undermine the fairness of [...]