Another reason why we still need Leveson 2.

A big part was to explore links with police and politics and how they interact in ways that might undermine integrity and accountability.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/25/commons-speaker-says-he-passed-information-to-met-that-peter-mandelson-planned-to-flee-uk

#ukpol #MetPolice #leveson
Met apologises to Commons speaker for sharing tip-off with Mandelson’s lawyers

Exclusive: Lindsay Hoyle told MPs he had shared information ex-US ambassador planned to flee UK with police ‘in good faith’

The Guardian
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?

Today, the government has confirmed that it intends to remove the right to trial by jury in the vast majority of cases in the Crown Courts. Serious criminal allegations, carrying up to three years …

The Secret Barrister

Criminals facing sentences of less than three years to lose jury trial access

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-criminals-facing-sentences-less-36339234

Major courts shake-up to be unveiled TODAY as David Lammy announces huge victims funding

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/major-courts-shake-up-unveiled-36335583

Jacqui Hamesʼs first-hand account of what she went through, which is only hinted at in #TheHack. How interesting to be watching this show at the same time the McSkimming affair is taking down top cops in New Zealand. #Leveson #ITV #ITVX https://hackinginquiry.org/jacqui-hames-my-line-of-duty/
Jacqui Hames: My Line of Duty

Hacked Off

I don't think getting as last minute nod from The Sun made any difference at all.
A needless sacrifice, and one I feel Starmer would have given up even without a endorsement from a Murdoch rag.

Incidentally my wife has met Mr Leveson and he's a lovely, down to earth man.

https://skwawkbox.org/2024/07/24/leveson-was-labours-unfinished-business-now-dumped-by-starmer-to-please-murdoch/

#UKPOL #Ukpolitics #Starmer #Murdoch #JFT97 #Leveson

Leveson was ‘Labour’s unfinished business’ – now dumped by Starmer to please Murdoch

Starmer sold out victims for Murdoch’s rags’ endorsement Keir Starmer reportedly sold out the victims of criminal phone-hacking – including the family of murdered teen Millie Dowl…

SKWAWKBOX
Leveson was ‘Labour’s unfinished business’ – now dumped by Starmer to please Murdoch

Starmer sold out victims for Murdoch’s rags’ endorsement Keir Starmer reportedly sold out the victims of criminal phone-hacking – including the family of murdered teen Millie Dowl…

SKWAWKBOX

Labour’s media policy | The new Labour government needs to ditch its pre-election caution and properly address the issue of media regulation in the UK | Tom O'Malley

https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/labours-media-policy/?feed_id=2482&_unique_id=6699425e12037 #MediaReform #Leveson
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/labours-media-policy/?feed_id=2482&_unique_id=6699425e12037

Labour’s media policy

The new Labour government needs to ditch its pre-election caution and properly address the issue of media regulation in the UK

Yorkshire Bylines | News and views from the heart of Yorkshire

Do we really have a free press in the UK?

Apparently not.

I've never understood why the UK allows 80% of our press to be foreign and/or non-dom owned.

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/65968/what-will-it-take-for-rupert-murdoch-to-be-held-to-account

#politics #ukpolitics #murdoch #leveson

What will it take for Rupert Murdoch to be held to account?

The media magnate had the British ruling class wrapped around his finger despite his company’s extensive use of phone hacking. When will MPs get angry...

@mikarv s180 OSA, entities exempt from committing a false communications offence: a recognised news publisher; the holder of a licence under the Broadcasting Act 1990 and 1996 in connection with anything done under the authority of the licence (also multiplex licence;
on-demand programme service);
anyone in connection with the showing of a film made for cinema to members of the public. Newspapers presumed to have real regulation... contrary to #Leveson