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PostSubject: Political storm looms over press freedom in Britain    Political storm looms over press freedom in Britain  Icon_minitimeThu Nov 29, 2012 12:46 am

Political storms are brewing in the lead-up to the release of the Leveson report into the press on Thursday, with Prime Minister David Cameron facing a potential breach in the coalition, and all three major parties split over press regulation.

Mr Cameron's office received six advance copies of the "hefty" report on Wednesday and was due to convene a coalition meeting on Thursday morning to try to thrash-out a joint response with his Liberal Democrat deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg.

The British media is one of the glories of our country.
London's Mayor, Boris Johnson

But, in a move that suggested they will differ, Mr Clegg has approached the Speaker of the House of Commons to ask that he be permitted to make a statement separate to the prime minister's.

Liberal Democrats argue that he shaped the inquiry and that Lord Leveson is reporting to all three party leaders, giving Mr Clegg the right to make a formal statement of his own.
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The divisive question is freedom of the press versus the need to constrain the worst excesses of Britain's rabid tabloids.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/political-storm-looms-over-press-freedom-in-britain-20121129-2agzk.html#ixzz2DaVG45Ep
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