The point, surely, is that the Press Complaints Commission was part of the problem. It was self-regulating, and for far too long it admitted the “one rogue reporter” line that was being touted by News International because it saw itself as a spokesperson for the industry and for the newspapers, and not as an independent body.
Leveson Inquiry
Proceeding contribution from
Chris Bryant
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 3 December 2012.
It occurred during Debate on Leveson Inquiry.
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