Leveson Inquiry

Stephen Mosley Excerpts

Wednesday 25th April 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hunt]

I will not confirm it because I do not think it was a process that was—[Hon. Members: “Answer.”] I am trying to answer the question, with the greatest respect to hon. Members. I do not think the process was me asking for certain people to play certain roles. It was a more fluid process than that, but the structures that we ended up with were ones of which the permanent secretary approved. That is the crucial point.

[Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con)]

The previous Government discussed in Cabinet whether to hold an inquiry into phone hacking. Why does the Secretary of State think they chose not to?

[Mr Hunt]

I am afraid the evidence is in black and white. They did not want to take on the Murdoch empire.