Public Confidence in the Media and Police Debate
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Emma Reynolds
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Public Confidence in the Media and Police
Emma Reynolds Excerpts(13 years, 5 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
I think we can come on to that in the debate, but there are some lessons to be learned for competition policy and media policy. I am sure that we will debate those later, and I will have some contributions to make on that.
Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab)
In her evidence yesterday, Rebekah Brooks stated that it was the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s idea to employ Andy Coulson. Was she right or was she merely trying to protect her friend, the Prime Minister?
The Prime Minister
The decision was mine. In politics, in the end, the buck stops here, with the Prime Minister. I made the decision, I defend the decision and I have given a full explanation of it today.