Reports that Matter

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

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Mr Richard Wallace: • on the type and frequency of his contact with politicians, http://www.levesoninquiry.org. uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Witness-Statement-of-Richard-Wallace.pdf • paras 43-46, on his contacts with senior politicians, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/ wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Witness-Statement-of-Richard-Wallace.pdf • 39/17- 40/9, on the importance which politicians attach to media coverage, http://www. levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Transcript-of-Morning-Hearing-16- January-2012.pdf • 41/16-42/4, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Transcript- of-Morning-Hearing-16-January-2012.pdf • 44/4-45/15, view that politicians got too close to News International, http://www. levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Transcript-of-Morning-Hearing-16- January-2012.pdf

Mr Neil Wallis: • 91/8-91/13, on the connections and interactions between The Sun and New Labour after the 1997 general election, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/ uploads/2012/04/Transcript-of-Morning-Hearing-2-April-2012.pdf • pp19-25, on his contact with politicians and what motivates them to communicate in the way that they do, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ Third-witness-statement-of-Neil-Wallis-signed-13.06.12.pdf • pp18-29, his contact with politicians over the years, the frequency and nature of that contact, including his observation that politicians would "crawl over broken glass" to see Mr Murdoch and the example which he gives of sharing of an opinion poll with Mr Brown, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Third-witness- statement-of-Neil-Wallis-signed-13.06.12.pdf • pp23, 24, 27, on his contact with politicians, their desire to mix with journalists, e.g. the politician who ate three political breakfasts with different newspapers at a party conference, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Witness- Statement-of-Neil-Wallis.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

Ms Tina Weaver: • para 64, on the type and frequency of her contact with politicians, particularly the

frequency of her contact with Labour prime ministers, http://www.levesoninquiry.org. uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Witness-Statement-of-Tina-Weaver.pdf

• 6/25-7/3, view that politicians got too close to News International, http://www.

levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Transcript-of-Afternoon-Hearing- 16-January-20121.pdf

• para 63, on the fact that politicians leak stories, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2012/01/Witness-Statement-of-Tina-Weaver.pdf

Lack of transparency and accountability Conclusion (iii) Politicians have failed to conduct their relationship with the press sufficiently transparently and accountably from the point of view of the public.

Evidence base and factual summary Tony Blair: • 39/16-40/12, on not publishing media meetings and on Rupert Murdoch visiting Downing

Street by the back door, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ Transcript-of-Morning-Hearing-28-May-2012.pdf

Gordon Brown MP: • 96/24-98/4, on failing to reform the lobby system, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2012/06/Transcript-of-Morning-Hearing-11-June-2012.pdf • 23/5-23/12, on the difficulties in changing the way politicians communicated with the press;

50/11-51/6, on the difficulty of changing a closed culture of politicians' communication with press, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Transcript- of-Morning-Hearing-11-June-2012.pdf

David Cameron MP: • para 3, on the limits of disclosure of meetings made by Government departments; 4, 6,

that social interactions which do sometimes involve political discussions are not disclosed, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Exhibit-DC-1.pdf

• para 4, the reasons why a comprehensive list of contacts with members of the media

could not be provided http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ Exhibit-DC-2.pdf

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