Leveson report: Victims urge full implementation [View all]

[LeftishBrit]

Victims of press intrusion are urging the government to fully implement the Leveson Inquiry's recommendations on newspaper regulation.

Lord Justice Leveson called for a new independent watchdog - which he said should be underpinned by legislation.

Inquiry witnesses Gerry McCann and Christopher Jeffries launched the online petition, run by the campaign group Hacked Off.

..The report exposed divisions in the coalition government, with Prime Minister David Cameron opposing statutory control, unlike his deputy Nick Clegg, who wants a new law introduced without delay. Labour leader Ed Miliband also supports a new press law...

More at link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20559833

For anyone who wants to sign the petition, it's here:

http://hackinginquiry.org/