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Victims of press abuse given green light for legal challenge to Government’s cancellation of Leveson Part Two
22/05/2018 The Judicial Review launched by the victims of press abuse to challenge the Government’s decision to suppress the completion of the Leveson Inquiry has been given permission to proceed. In giving…
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The fight goes on: Government cave-in to press industry cover-up to be challenged at every turn
15/05/2018 This afternoon, the House of Commons voted to remove from the Data Protection Bill an amendment made in the House of Lords which would have required the Government to complete the…
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Sunday Times blagger-turned-whistleblower criticises Government response to his revelations of extensive illegality done for the newspaper
Yesterday, former journalist John Ford came forward to blow the whistle on illegality he says he committed on behalf of The Sunday Times newspaper. Following these revelations, an Urgent Question was asked…
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Government announces suppression of Public Inquiry into police, press and political corruption and seeks repeal of Leveson’s access to justice recommendation
Victims of press abuse lose confidence in Government The Government today announced that the second part of the Leveson Inquiry will be cancelled. It was due to investigate corruption between politicians, the…
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Former Police Officer & Crimewatch presenter Jacqui Hames calls for Leveson 2 after settling hacking claim
After many years, News Group has finally admitted responsibility for its unlawful actions and has, quite rightly, offered to apologise for the invasion of Jacqui Hames’ privacy and harassment. A statement was…
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House of Lords vote to keep Parliament’s promises to press abuse victims
On the evening of January 10th 2018, Members of the House of Lords voted to hold the Government to its commitments to complete the Leveson Inquiry, and bring into force Leveson’s costs-shifting…
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Victims of press abuse deserve to be heard – take action today
Since Theresa May was appointed Prime Minister in July last year, she or her advisors have made the time to meet newspaper representatives 64 times. She has NEVER met with victims of press…
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Press Release: Baroness Warsi calls for inquiry into press Islamophobia and criticises government inaction on press abuse
14/11/2017 The most timely and most effective way to tackle the plague of hate speech… is an early inquiry” The political class failed… Section 40 [of the Crime and Courts Act…
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Hacked Off welcome rejection of NMA Judicial Review on all grounds: “Today’s ruling that IMPRESS is legally recognised is a further blow to the corporate press industry’s campaign to resist the Leveson reforms… the Government must now act to commence the incentives that were agreed by Parliament”
Commenting on the scathing rejection on every ground by the High Court of the Judicial Review challenge by large newspaper corporations against the recognition of the Leveson regulator, IMPRESS, by the Royal…
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Murdochs’ News Group finally admit computer hacking after six-year legal battle: “the cover-up of criminality at News Corporation has continued since the hacking scandal”
06/10/2017 Six years since the claim was first brought, News Group Newspapers have today finally paid damages and admitted that it commissioned convicted criminals to hack into the computer of a former…
