Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Conor McGinn (Labour), on Tuesday, 19 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 22 members in total.

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IMPORTANCE OF JOURNALISM IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

That this House celebrates the importance of investigative journalism in the public interest; believes that a free press is critical to the health of democratic society and that freedom of expression is a fundamental human right; is concerned by the arrests of National Union of Journalists members Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney; commends their award-winning documentary No Stone Unturned about the Loughinisland massacre of 1994; notes that the journalists have not yet been charged with any offences; and while respecting due process asks the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Durham Constabulary to clarify the basis of their investigation into these two respected journalists and to address concerns about the way in which it has been conducted.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2091 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Grahame Morris

Liz Saville Roberts

Chris Stephens

Jo Stevens

Christine Jardine

Subjects

Homicide Journalism Press freedom Loughinisland

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk