Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
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(4 years, 9 months ago)
Lords ChamberMy Lords, if the Government are committed to freedom of the press, why are government Ministers boycotting the “Today” programme?
My Lords, there is no boycott of the “Today” programme. It is entirely up to Ministers what programmes they choose to appear on. The “Today” programme does not have a constitutional right for Ministers to appear on it. Government Ministers have appeared on a range of national and regional programmes only this weekend and, indeed, yesterday and today. We have to remember that every government department has communication teams who communicate the work of the Government and Ministers very regularly indeed.