Ministers are consulting with the judge on whether to press ahead with the second part of the inquiry into the British pressLord Justice Leveson has been asked to advise ministers on holding the second part of a public inquiry into the British press and is reviewing submissions made by newspapers on future regulation of the sector. Ministers are now consulting with Leveson on whether to press ahead with the second part of the inquiry, investigating corporate malpractice and the relationship between the media and the police, which had been due to take place following the phone-hacking trials. The majority of newspapers are members of Ipso, which is not authorised by the Press Regulation Panel, although the Guardian and Financial Times regulate themselves. Leveson himself has largely avoided discussing press regulation and his inquiry since it concluded. In a rare interview with the Jewish Chronicle in 2015, Leveson said it was “for others” to determine press regulation following the publication of his report.

Source: The Guardian November 23, 2017 18:11 UTC