Press Regulation
Debate between Maria Miller and Steve Rotheram(11 years, 9 months ago)
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Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab)
Can public confidence be restored as the Secretary of State has just stated without all-party agreement?
Maria Miller
The hon. Gentleman is right to suggest that a consensual approach is needed, which is why I am pleased that, for the past three months, we have been working together to reach a position in which all three parties can agree. The Conservative party published the royal charter yesterday as a way of trying to move that process forward and, as I said, I was pleased that it was not rejected. We will have further cross-party talks tomorrow. I really think that he is right: we need to reach consensus on this.