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Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry

Asked by Cat EcclesLabourDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 8 July 2025UIN 63862

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of holding the second stage of the Leveson Inquiry.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

The Government has clearly laid out its priorities in the manifesto and in the King’s speech, and the second part of Leveson is not among them.

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