Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 3.00pm BST In the Commons the SNP’s culture spokesman, Brendan O’Hara, says some sections of the press have not changed as much as some MPs think. It would be a mistake to think that culture has been completely transformed, he says. He says the SNP will be voting for the Leveson two amendment.Iain Duncan Smith, the Conservative former work and pensions secretary, says he does not see what people think another Leveson inquiry would achieve. 2.56pm BST Labour’s Tom Watson referred to how the former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger has been saying today Leveson phase two should go ahead. (See 2.53pm.) Watson was referring to these tweets.(1/5). Now botched legal carrots & sticks dropped – which WERE a threat to press freedom – MPs should vote for Leveson 2, which isn’t. (Thread)2. Parliament made a promise to victims of phone hacking in 2011. Since then thousands more victims have emerged. Mirror Group’s set aside £60m. Sun paying out huge damages to avoid evidence seeing light of day.3. This is where we came in – with Gordon Taylor case suppressed by NI throwing money at it. Cameron promised two-part Leveson. The judge thinks it should go ahead.4. As editor behind original revelations, I feel some responsibility to victims re parliament’s promise. The TOR should change a bit. Drop the bit about press-police. Include social media & fake news.In the wise words of William Hague: “If you’ve got nothing to hide you’ve got nothing to fear” Continue reading…
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