Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pledged his support for the Freedom of Information Act at a lunch hosted by the News Media Association today.

Corbyn, who himself worked briefly as a local newspaper journalist at the start his career, addressed regional newspaper lobby correspondents, editors and chief executives.

According to the NMA, he said: "We have a Freedom of Information Act which is very, very important because freedom of information is essential in any democracy if you are to hold to account those that exercise authority, power or administration.