Proceeding contribution from Chris Bryant (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 July 2011. It occurred during Debate on Public Confidence in the Media and Police.
Public Confidence in the Media and Police
Sue Akers, who is now in charge of the investigation, says that what broke the logjam of the cover-up was the civil cases that were taken by individuals forcing disclosure by News International. Part of the problem, and one of the reasons we have all failed in this over the past 20 years, is the fact that News International and Metropolitan police officers directly lied to Parliament, and the Select Committees were either unable to or did not do anything about it. One of the problems with the Leveson situation is that, because of the Bill of Rights 1689, he will not be able to consider whether Parliament was lied to. We are the only people who can decide that. Will the Prime Minister ensure that there is a point at which we in this House can make that decision?
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- 2010-12
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- Disclosure of information Accountability Criminal investigation Corruption Competition Sky Police Newspaper press Media Metropolitan Police Regulation Resignations Telephone tapping Politicians News International News Corporation Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry Coulson, Andy
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