David Cameron, Nick Clegg, and Ed Miliband have published details of their meetings with media figures over the past year. These individuals include editors, executives, and owners from various newspapers and broadcasting companies, such as Rupert Murdoch, Paul Dacre, Lord Burns, Deborah Turness, Rebekah Brooks, James Harding, Geordie Greig, Aidan Barclay, Tony Gallagher, Dominic Mohan, Colin Myler, Murdoch Maclennan, John Mulholland, Ian MacGregor, Peter Wright, Sly Bailey, John Witherow, and others.

The Metropolitan Police have been accused of a "catalogue of failures" in the News of the World phone-hacking inquiry, with MPs criticizing the police's lack of resources and unprofessional conduct. The report also blames News International for obstructing investigations. Prime Minister David Cameron announced that a figure from outside the Met would oversee the police investigation into hacking. The report criticizes former Assistant Commissioner Andy Hayman and the head of public affairs Dick Fedorcio, who hired an ex-News of the World executive who was later arrested on phone-hacking allegations.

The UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has widened the terms of reference for Lord Justice Leveson's inquiry into phone hacking to include broadcasters, social media networks, and individual conduct. The panel will consist of six people, including Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti and former Daily Telegraph editor George Jones. The inquiry's remit is to examine media practices, relations between the press, politicians, and police, and will have the power to call witnesses under oath. The inquiry aims to balance freedom of the press with individual rights while ensuring critical relationships are maintained.

David Cameron told MPs that with hindsight, he would not have hired Andy Coulson as his media advisor due to phone hacking issues at News of the World, where Coulson was editor. Cameron said he regretted the furore caused and apologized, adding that if Coulson had lied about phone hacking, he should face "severe" criminal charges. Cameron also denied having any inappropriate conversations with News International executives regarding BSkyB's takeover bid.