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April 30, 2024

Rishi Sunak: OK if I clash with the media as ‘I know how important your role is’

PM tells conference: "As long as the British media continues to thrive, so will British democracy."

By Charlotte Tobitt

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told a room full of journalists it is okay if they “clash” with the Government as he highlighted the importance of media freedom in the UK and around the world.

Sunak opened the Society of Editors conference in London on Tuesday with a keynote speech urging journalists to “keep doing what you do. Constantly questioning, investigating, seeking the truth.

“Because as long as the British media continues to thrive, so will British democracy.”

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