Headlines over the shadow culture secretary’s exit should not blind us to the fact that Labour has largely failed to speak out on alleged police-press collusionAs shadow culture secretary,Michael Dugher’s comments on party politics and the dangers of a revenge reshuffle” made more headlines than anything he said on the media. Yet his sacking by Jeremy Corbyn highlights the party’s nearly complete lack of action on newspaper regulation.
Since Corbyn was elected leader, Labour has been surprisingly tranquil on the issue of the press. That is surprising not just because of Corbyn’s previous criticism of parts of the British media, and but also because of indications that the government might be planning to row back on plans to conduct an inquiry into the relationship between police and the press.
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Source: theguardian.com