Cameron: Pols, Press ‘Too Close’

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Updated Apr. 21, 2017 4:37PM EDT / Published Jun. 14, 2012 6:56AM EDT

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British Prime Minister David Cameron said the relationship between  politicians and the press has “gone wrong” and that they have become  “too close.” In his testimony on Thursday before the Leveson Inquiry—the Parliamentary committee investigating media ethics in the wake of  the hacking scandal at News Corp.—Cameron said he doesn't “believe the  regulatory system works” and said that he’s “not trying to blame  the whole thing on New Labour, but I think it’s been a developing  story.” Cameron said he never “traded a policy” to receive  favorable coverage. 

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Cameron: Pols, Press ‘Too Close’

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