Culture secretary tells MPs he has to ‘tread carefully’ on press regulation but insists controversial costs provision is still under considerationCulture secretary John Whittingdale has confirmed that he is “not minded” to implement the Leveson recommendations on press regulation in full but insisted that the controversial imposition of further costs on newspapers was still “under consideration”.
Whittingdale told MPs that he had to “tread carefully” on press regulation but a decision would be made “relatively soon” in retort to questions accusing him of thwarting the will of parliament following the phone-hacking scandal.
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Source: theguardian.com