Miliband spin doctor claims Tories made ‘regular, repeated threats’ to future of BBC over election coverage
Senior Labour PR executive Tom Baldwin has claimed the Conservative Party threatened the BBC over its election coverage with “'what…
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Phone-hacking victim and Murdoch ‘scourge’ Chris Bryant appointed shadow culture secretary
Labour MP Chris Bryant (pictured, Reuters) has been named as the shadow culture secretary, replacing Harriet Harman, who has held…
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Brand: ‘Will you limit Rupert Murdoch’s media ownership?’ Miliband: ‘He’s less powerful than he used to be’
Labour leader Ed Miliband has declined to expand on a manifesto pledge to tackle media plurality and said that Rupert…
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Labour’s election promise to curb big media owners ‘a direct result of our opposition’, says The Sun
The Sun has accused Labour of targeting its owner, News UK, with a threat to tackle media plurality “as a…
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Independent: Rupert Murdoch, fearing company’s future, told Sun journalists to get ‘act together’ on Labour coverage
The Independent reports that Rupert Murdoch (pictured, Reuters) told The Sun to get its “act together” and do more to…
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Londoners quizzed by Press Gazette disagree with Labour on need for tougher press regulation
Most members of the public quizzed by Press Gazette in a vox pop today did not appear to agree with…
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Labour manifesto pledge to change media ownership rules and implement Leveson recommendations
The Labour Party has today pledged “implementation of the recommendations of the Leveson Inquiry” in its 2015 election manifesto. The…
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As national press leans strongly in favour of Conservatives, Labour opens slender poll lead
The political leanings of the UK's national newspaper titles appear to be sharply at odds with those of the general…
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