Reports that Matter

An Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press

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Section 129 of 140

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Mr Peter Oborne: • para 5, first two sentences, observing that the Murdoch press typically forms an alliance with the party in power, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ Witness-Statement-of-Peter-Oborne.pdf • 19/9-22/11, on the overly close relationship between press and politicians, http://www. levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Transcript-of-Morning-Hearing-17- May-2012.pdf • 50/1-51/7, on the leaking of details of Mr Osborne's budget, http://www.levesoninquiry. org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Transcript-of-Morning-Hearing-17-May-2012.pdf • 22/12-24/22, on favouritism, proximity and the crossing of appropriate boundaries between press and politician, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ Transcript-of-Morning-Hearing-17-May-2012.pdf

Lord O'Donnell: • paras 14-19; p. 11, on the risks and consequences of an overly close relationship, http:// www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Witness-Statement-of-Lord- ODonnell.pdf • 18/23-19/5, 22/10-26/16, on the increasing closeness of the relationship, the reasons for it and the risks, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ Transcript-of-Morning-Hearing-14-May-2012.pdf • 28/15-30/25, on the transition from opposition to government and politicians' relations with the media during this transition, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/ uploads/2012/05/Transcript-of-Morning-Hearing-14-May-2012.pdf • paras 16, 18, on the relationship between the press and politicians, especially the development of unhealthy "feedback loops" and the need for distance, http://www. levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Witness-Statement-of-Lord- ODonnell.pdf • 75/11-76/14, on the increase in resources allocated to media relations, http://www. levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Transcript-of-Morning-Hearing-14- May-2012.pdf • p14, on the increasing number of SpAds with a media or PR background and the tendency of SpAds to see their role as boosting their minister's media profile, http:// www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Witness-Statement-of-Lord- ODonnell.pdf • 53/14-58/15, on the growth in the use of special advisers and the change in their skills base, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Transcript-of- Morning-Hearing-14-May-2012.pdf

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Appendix 5 | Evidence Relevant to the Generic Conclusions on the Relationship Between Politicians and the Press: Part I Chapter 8

The Right Honourable George Osborne MP: • tables of meetings with media proprietors etc. May 2005 – present, http://www.

levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Annex-A-to-First-Witness-Statement-of-George-Osborne-MP.pdf • 11/20-19/24, oral evidence about contact with media figures generally, http://www.

levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Transcript-of-Afternoon-Hearing11-June-2012.pdf • 50/11-51/12, 55/2-55/16, on the media pressures felt on 21 December 2010 after Vince

Cable's remarks about the "Murdoch empire" were made public, and on the speed of reaction required of government to respond to breaking stories (including those arising from events at the Inquiry), http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/ uploads/2012/06/Transcript-of-Afternoon-Hearing-11-June-2012.pdf

The Right Honourable Lord Patten of Barnes: • 11/18-15/19, on the worsening problem of over closeness, how and why the problem emerged and where to draw the line, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/ uploads/2012/01/Transcript-of-Afternoon-Hearing-23-January-2012.pdf • 8/15-9/5, 11/8-11/16, on politicians "groveling" to the media and on paying excessive attention to front pages, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/

2012/01/Transcript-of-Afternoon-Hearing-23-January-2012.pdf

Mr Jeremy Paxman: • 118/2-123/3, on the need for personal distance and the relationship between politicians and journalists, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/

Transcript-of-Afternoon-Hearing-23-May-2012.pdf

Mr Alan Rusbridger: • p12, News International dominant in British cultural and political life; politicians accept that they were too close to News International, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2012/01/Supplementary-Statement-of-Alan-Rusbridger.pdf

The Right Honourable Jack Straw MP: • 79/11-80/3, on the responsibilities of both politician and journalist, http://www.

levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Transcript-of-Morning-Hearing-16-May-2012.pdf

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