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Leveson Inquiry

Proceeding contribution from Barry Sheerman (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 1 March 2018. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Leveson Inquiry.

Many years ago, I was libelled by a newspaper and took it to court and won. That was the most stressful time in my whole career as a Member of Parliament because you suddenly wake up to the power of the great newspaper, with all its resources and its ability to mount costs and

bring pressure on you. That was for a Member of Parliament. Please think, in your liberal democracy, Minister, about what it means for an ordinary person—one of our constituents—to be taken on by something like the Daily Mail—their life traduced and their family ruined, with so little ability to stand up for themselves and their family. Will he think again on this? As far as I can see, if he reads the Daily Mail this week, not much has happened to change it.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
636 c974 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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