Data Protection Bill to pass without Leveson Two after House of Lords concedes to MPs
The Data Protection Bill will go through Parliament without an amendment calling for a second Leveson inquiry, as peers backed…
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Labour ends pursuit of Section 40-style cost penalties under Data Protection Bill but questions still remain over future of Leveson Two
Labour has given up on punitive Section 40-style cost amendments to the Data Protection Bill, but questions still remain over…
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Peers’ changes to data protection bill would have ‘chilling effect’ on investigative journalism, warns Whittingdale
Changes to data protection legislation put forward by peers would make it impossible to report scandals such as the Oxfam…
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Prime Minister vows to overturn Lords votes on data bill that would ‘undermine free press’
The Government will overturn House of Lords votes for tighter regulation of the media, Prime Minister Theresa May said today.…
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Second Lords defeat for Government over costs in phone-hacking cases
The Government today suffered a further defeat in the Lords over the awarding of costs against newspapers and media organisations…
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House of Lords: ‘BBC is being targeted for political reasons’ – latest cuts are ‘deeply shocking’
Former BBC director-general Lord Birt has hit out at the "deeply shocking" announcement that the corporation will fund TV licences…
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‘Simply not enough’ women in news and current affairs, House of Lords committee finds
There are "simply not enough" women in news and current affairs broadcasting, according to the peer who led a House…
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Government rejects Save Our Sources law and defends RIPA status quo despite cross-party support
A Liberal Democrat peer has condemned the Government after his proposed amendment to protect journalistic sources in the Serious Crime…
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