Leveson Inquiry Update

Lord Berkeley of Knighton Excerpts

Thursday 1st March 2018 Lords Chamber

[Lord Keen of Elie]

I am not in a position to comment upon the broken promise but, as the noble and learned Lord observed, he was referring to the position of the former Prime Minister.

[Lord Berkeley of Knighton (CB)]

Can the Minister comment on a line from the Statement? It says:

“Sir Brian, who I thank for his service”—


I concur with that—

“agrees that the inquiry should not proceed on the current terms of reference but believes that it should continue in an amended form”.

Does the Minister believe that what he has set out constitutes that amended form?

[Lord Keen of Elie]

The decision made by government was that part 2 of the Leveson inquiry would not go forward, and I commend to the noble Lord the terms of Sir Brian’s own letter. I do not think it would be appropriate for me to seek to paraphrase him; it is far better that this letter, which will be placed in the public domain, should be considered in that context.