Britain’s leading parties pass new press regulation deal
19 March 2013 6:20 AM IST
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday agreed to create a new press watchdog under a Royal Charter underpinned by laws, ending months of political wrangling over media freedom after the phone-hacking scandal.
Harriet Harman, Labour’s deputy leader, said a deal between the three major parties had been reached after months of bitter debate over how to implement the Leveson Report, issued in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal involving the British press. A planned vote on the issue due to be held in the House of Commons today is unlikely to go ahead, she added.
The deal comes after talks were held overnight between the Liberal Democrats and Labour leaders and a Cabinet Office minister on a new press watchdog.
Lord Justice Leveson’s inquiry into press ethics had called for a new, independent regulator backed by legislation, prompting months of political wrangling.
Harriet Harman, Labour’s deputy leader, said a deal between the three major parties had been reached after months of bitter debate over how to implement the Leveson Report, issued in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal involving the British press. A planned vote on the issue due to be held in the House of Commons today is unlikely to go ahead, she added.
The deal comes after talks were held overnight between the Liberal Democrats and Labour leaders and a Cabinet Office minister on a new press watchdog.
Lord Justice Leveson’s inquiry into press ethics had called for a new, independent regulator backed by legislation, prompting months of political wrangling.
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