Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Joseph Ashton (Labour), on Wednesday, 29 January 1992, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 85 members in total.

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THE DAILY MAIL AND THE BBC

That this House congratulates The Guardian newspaper and Mr Patrick Wintour in particular in exposing the connection between the Daily Mail and the Conservative Party Central Office and detailing the occasions when the Mail has printed lies, distortions and inventions about Labour's policies; further congratulates Mr Wintour on pointing out how the BBC's review of the papers and the producers of BBC2 Newsnight programme followed the Daily Mail line like a flock of sheep; and expresses its contempt for those journalists and broadcasters who know this Goebbels type news management is taking place but do not have the courage or integrity to resist it.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

583 

Session

1991-92

Subjects

BBC Political parties Newspaper press The Guardian Daily Mail Conservative Conservative Central Office Wintour, Patrick

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk