Journalist of the year Andrew Norfolk told last night how he believes Lord Justice Leveson disregarded his child abuse investigation in his report because it was “not without controversy”.

The Times reporter criticised Leveson for not including his story in the report’s “good practice” section, in which newspapers were told to submit their best five stories in the public interest.

But only four of The Times’s stories were included, with Norfolk’s investigation – which saw him claim the top honour at last night’s British Journalism Awards – omitted.