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Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry

Asked by Andy SlaughterLabourDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 30 July 2024UIN 1645

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has sought advice on whether witnesses at Part One of the Leveson Inquiry (a) lied to and (b) misled that Inquiry.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

Part One of the Leveson Inquiry and the subsequent police investigations were chaired by judge, Lord Leveson, and was independent of Government.

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