Ed Miliband

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Ed Miliband

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

PM Demands New Press Watchdog Amid Phone Hacking Scandal Fallout

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  • Friday, 08 July 2011

David Cameron, Ed Miliband, and Nick Clegg have called for the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) to be scrapped due to its handling of the News of the World phone hacking scandal. The PCC has been criticized for being "ineffective" and "lacking in rigour", with Cameron stating that it failed to get to the bottom of allegations made against News International in 2009. Miliband called the PCC a "toothless poodle" and demanded fundamental change, while Clegg described it as a "busted flush". The government has announced an inquiry into phone hacking, and Cameron said any new press regulatory body should be truly independent.

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