Madeleine Moon
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Phone Hacking
Madeleine Moon Excerpts(13 years, 5 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
I have not had any contact with any US politicians about this issue.
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab)
In the firestorm that has hit the country, thousands of families have been thrown back to the trauma of a loved one’s death. Will the Prime Minister ensure that he has conversations with the Press Complaints Commission so that it can start talking to the editors of national newspapers about not regurgitating stories that will increase that trauma to families? Can we also ensure that when police officers approach families, if they need to tell them that their phone calls have been hacked, they provide them with help and guidance as well as information about desist notices so that those families’ trauma can be reduced rather than their grief being added to?
The Prime Minister
The hon. Lady makes a very good and sensitive point. It is not just for the PCC but for newspapers themselves to understand the trauma that is being caused and the need to be more sensitive.