Statement on Phone Hacking and the Media
12 July 2011 (updated on 12 July 2011)
Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt, made a statement in the House of Commons on phone hacking and the media, Monday 11 July
The Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard.
- Parliament TV: phone hacking and the media
- Commons Hansard: phone hacking and the media
- Topics: Media, broadcasting, press
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