latest press releases

Dr Gerry McCann responds to the Royal Charter
Dr Gerry McCann says the Conservative Royal Charter plan falls far short of Leveson and that ministers conceded much to newspaper editors and proprietors.
12/2/13
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Lords make Leveson amendments to Defamation Bill
Hacked Off welcomes a House of Lords vote, won by 131, inserting elements of the Leveson reforms into the Defamation Bill.
5/2/13
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Hacked Off call for transparency over press contacts
Hacked Off's Brian Cathcart calls for transparency over ministers' contacts with the press after the Chancellor and the Mayor of London dined with Rupert Murdoch.
29/1/13
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Hacked Off response to Boris Johnson and Rupert Murdoch dinner
Hacked Off responds to reports that Boris Johnson dined at Rupert Murdoch's home, saying politicians should not hold secret meetings with newspaper bosses.
28/1/13
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Nobody will trust another newspaper industry poodle
Brian Cathcart responds to a letter from UK press bodies to Culture Secretary Maria Miller claiming progress towards industry-wide agreement on press regulation.
14/12/12
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Statement from Hacked Off on Maria Miller expenses story in the Daily Telegraph
Brian Cathcart says the Maria Miller expenses story shows why ministers must be kept at arm's length from the regulation of the press.
12/12/12
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Hacked Off welcomes Salman Rushdie's support
Hacked Off welcomes author Salman Rushdie's backing for an independent press regulator underpinned by statute, after he signed the petition.
5/12/12
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