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'Leveson without the law is meaningless' - Gerry McCann 'Leveson without the law is meaningless' - Gerry McCann
(7 months later)
Gerry McCann will step up the pressure on MPs today to create a new press regulator with statutory underpinning.Gerry McCann will step up the pressure on MPs today to create a new press regulator with statutory underpinning.
The father of the missing girl, Madeleine McCann, is set to tell a Westminster conference organised by the campaigning group Hacked Off that "Leveson without the law is meaningless."The father of the missing girl, Madeleine McCann, is set to tell a Westminster conference organised by the campaigning group Hacked Off that "Leveson without the law is meaningless."
According to an advance release of his speech, McCann will say: "The Leveson package, including the legal underpinning, is the minimum acceptable compromise for us, and judging by the polls, for the public at large too."According to an advance release of his speech, McCann will say: "The Leveson package, including the legal underpinning, is the minimum acceptable compromise for us, and judging by the polls, for the public at large too."
The poll he refers to was conducted by YouGov for the Media Standards Trust (which is linked to Hacked Off). It found that 53% of respondents believe statute is necessary to make the regulator effective and independent, and just 23% think statutory underpinning will put at risk the freedom of the press.The poll he refers to was conducted by YouGov for the Media Standards Trust (which is linked to Hacked Off). It found that 53% of respondents believe statute is necessary to make the regulator effective and independent, and just 23% think statutory underpinning will put at risk the freedom of the press.
Asked whether Leveson's recommendations should be implemented in full, 74% said they should compared to 9% who said they should not.Asked whether Leveson's recommendations should be implemented in full, 74% said they should compared to 9% who said they should not.
The poll also indicates an even bigger proportion – 83% – want more distance between politicians and the media, or at least greater transparency about the relationship. (I have no details as yet of the sample and how it was conducted).The poll also indicates an even bigger proportion – 83% – want more distance between politicians and the media, or at least greater transparency about the relationship. (I have no details as yet of the sample and how it was conducted).
But it should be noted that more than half of all respondents said they had followed the issue either "not very closely" or "not at all".But it should be noted that more than half of all respondents said they had followed the issue either "not very closely" or "not at all".
In his keynote speech, McCann is expected to say:In his keynote speech, McCann is expected to say:
"Kate and I had the misfortune to suffer from everything the press could throw at us. The reason we subsequently agreed to the ordeal of giving evidence to the Leveson inquiry was that we don't want anyone else to have to go through what we went through."Kate and I had the misfortune to suffer from everything the press could throw at us. The reason we subsequently agreed to the ordeal of giving evidence to the Leveson inquiry was that we don't want anyone else to have to go through what we went through.
The idea that Kate and myself, and the other victims, might have relived our darkest days in the full glare of the media, for no good reason, is just galling.The idea that Kate and myself, and the other victims, might have relived our darkest days in the full glare of the media, for no good reason, is just galling.
When the prime minister promised to protect those who have been 'picked up and thrown to the wolves' by this process, we hoped for real change."When the prime minister promised to protect those who have been 'picked up and thrown to the wolves' by this process, we hoped for real change."
Gerry and Kate McCann were paid damages by several newspapers guilty of gross misreporting following the disappearance in Portugal of their three year-old daughter in May 2007.Gerry and Kate McCann were paid damages by several newspapers guilty of gross misreporting following the disappearance in Portugal of their three year-old daughter in May 2007.
Other victims of media intrusion will be joined at Westminster the by shadow culture secretary, Harriet Harman, and the Lib-Dem justice minister Lord McNally.Other victims of media intrusion will be joined at Westminster the by shadow culture secretary, Harriet Harman, and the Lib-Dem justice minister Lord McNally.
David Cameron has made clear his opposition to statutory underpinning of a new regulator, arguing that it would "cross the Rubicon" after centuries of press freedom.David Cameron has made clear his opposition to statutory underpinning of a new regulator, arguing that it would "cross the Rubicon" after centuries of press freedom.
Sources: The Observer/msn news/Press GazetteSources: The Observer/msn news/Press Gazette
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