Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Julie Kirkbride (Conservative), on Tuesday, 19 January 1999, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 9 members in total.
SACKINGS AT THE SUNDAY EXPRESS
That this House notes with concern the summary dismissal of Ian Walker, Executive Editor of the Sunday Express and the attempted demotion of Amanda Platell, Executive Editor of the Sunday Express only weeks after the newspaper revealed details of the Right honourable Member for Hartlepool's trips to Brazil and his friendship with Reinaldo Aliva da Silva; further notes that the proprietor of the Sunday Express, Labour Peer and former advisor to the Right honourable Member for Hartlepool, exerted pressure on the editors of the Sunday Express to water down their story; further notes that a senior journalist from the Sun newspaper was dismissed after comments he made on television about the Right honourable Member for Hartlepool and that the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Press Secretary was forced to resign after he allegedly revealed details of the loan from the honourable Member for Coventry North West to the Right honourable Member for Hartlepool; calls on the Government to support an open and free Press; and hopes there will be no further resignations from the Sunday Express.
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- Early day motion
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- 211
- Session
- 1998-99
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- Dismissal Newspaper press Press freedom Mandelson, Lord Sunday Express The Sun
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