latest press releases

Press bosses expose themselves as "desperate and deaf"
Brian Cathcart responds to newspaper owners pressing ahead with a non-Leveson-compliant regulator while seeking judicial review of the Royal Charter decision.
PM confirms that cross-party charter is only game in town
A Hacked Off spokesman welcomes the Prime Minister's reiteration of support for the cross-party royal charter at the Commons Liaison Committee.
Guardian's decision to reject non-Leveson scheme welcome, press proprietors must think again
Brian Cathcart, Executive Director of Hacked Off, welcomes the Guardian's rejection of the PressBoF IPSO scheme as falling short of Leveson's recommendations.
Statement responding to release of information about companies who used private investigators
A Hacked Off spokesman responds to the Home Affairs Select Committee's release of a breakdown of companies and individuals who used law-breaking private investigators.
Hacked Off respond to Maria Miller's comments on press regulation on Marr, BBC1
A Hacked Off spokesman responds to Culture Secretary Maria Miller's comments on the BBC's Marr programme about the royal charter and the press IPSO scheme.
YouGov/MST poll finds public "utterly reject" press bosses' plan - Gerry McCann
Gerry McCann comments on a YouGov poll for the Media Standards Trust showing public support for the parliamentary royal charter over the press bosses' version by nearly 4-1.
Clegg repeats his backing for the cross-party charter
Hacked Off notes Nick Clegg's reaffirmed commitment to the cross-party Royal Charter, contrary to some press reports.

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