Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has said he believes “wholeheartedly” that the UK news industry can overcome the challenges it faces from a changing market in an article supporting local and regional newspapers.

“But everyone needs to play their part in ensuring the press has a sustainable future,” Jeremy Wright MP wrote in the piece. “And that includes local people supporting their local paper too.”

Wright’s message comes a week after the Cairncross Review published its nine recommendations for sustaining high-quality journalism in the digital age following a year-long inquiry.