MPs divided over push to make TV election debates compulsory as Sky News petition reaches Parliament
MPs have responded to a Sky News campaign for mandatory televised debates with party leaders at election times by saying…
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MPs to consider Sky News campaign urging mandatory TV debates with UK political leaders at general elections
MPs are set to consider a petition launched by Sky News to make televised debates with UK political party leaders…
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New threats to journalists and sources posed by counter-terror and crime bills going through Parliament, MPs and NMA warn
Two bills currently making their way through Parliament could pose threats to press freedom and the confidentiality of journalists’ sources,…
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BBC backtracks on plan to cut programming on Parliament channel
The BBC has U-turned on plans to cut some programming from its Parliament channel, announced earlier this year. In a…
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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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Hereford Times editor hits back at ‘petulant’ Tory MP who called him ‘hopeless’ in Parliament
The editor of the Hereford Times has hit back at an MP who went on a “rant” about him and…
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Commons speaker John Bercow calls for ‘more women’ to be given chance to serve in parliamentary press gallery
Commons speaker John Bercow has called for renewed efforts to increase the the number of female journalists in the parliamentary…
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Jacob Rees-Mogg says journalism is ‘the most honourable profession’ as he warns politicians against calling press ‘fake news’
Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned fellow politicians against accusing the media of peddling “fake news” as he launched a passionate defence…
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