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- 13/8-13/23, that prior to becoming leader Gordon Brown had discussed Paul Dacre heading an inquiry into the 30 year rule and that there were lots of conversations between government and Paul Dacre and other members of the press in relation to s55 of the Data Protection Act; at 31/8-31/25, on press lobbying and involvement that resulted in s13 of the Human Rights Act; 37/14-38/22, on the development of s13 of the Human Rights Act and Lord Wakeham's influence on behalf of the press; at 40/4-40/9, that Lord Wakeham's agreement would deliver the support of both the press and the Conservative front bench; at 44/21-46/12, describing the lobbying of influential media figures on the issue of s55 of the Data Protection Act ; at 51/6-51/12, discussing the negotiation with the press that led to ss77 and 78 of the Data Protection Act; at 52/24-53/23, describing the influence of lobbying from regional and local press over conditional fee agreements, http://www. levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Transcript-of-Morning-Hearing-16- May-2012.pdf
Richard Wallace: • 44/4-45/1, that politicians should have more backbone when dealing with media organisations and take care of the welfare of the people not the welfare of a media organisation, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ Transcript-of-Morning-Hearing-16-January-2012.pdf • 45/22-46/12, that politicians would listen when he expressed a view on behalf of a newspaper that they did or did not like a policy, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp- content/uploads/2012/01/Transcript-of-Morning-Hearing-16-January-2012.pdf
1981Neil Wallis: • pp21-22, on supporters of Gordon Brown briefing against Tony Blair and planting disinformation, and Rupert Murdoch's support for Gordon Brown, http://www. levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Third-witness-statement-of-Neil- Wallis-signed-13.06.12.pdf • p21, that his relationship with Alastair Campbell helped him to gain exclusive stories as an editor, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Third-witness- statement-of-Neil-Wallis-signed-13.06.12.pdf • pp16-17, that in general politicians will not wish to go to war with the media, that being in the middle of a media onslaught is deeply unpleasant, and that some politicians are very sensitive to press coverage; 28, that politicians at a senior level knew of phone hacking but lacked the political will to expose it because of the interest all political parties have in access to supportive press, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/ uploads/2012/07/Third-witness-statement-of-Neil-Wallis-signed-13.06.12.pdf • pp7-9, on newspapers seeking to influence political events and acting in an 'opposition role', and on media influence on policy such as Tony Blair's undertaking to hold a referendum on the Euro and the setting up of the Leveson Inquiry; 14-15, on media influence over government appointments; 23, on the effect of a News of the World poll on Gordon Brown's decision whether to call a snap election, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp- content/uploads/2012/07/Third-witness-statement-of-Neil-Wallis-signed-13.06.12.pdf • pp10-12, gives examples of the media lobbying government on media issues, http:// www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Third-witness-statement-of- Neil-Wallis-signed-13.06.12.pdf
¶Appendix 5 | Evidence Relevant to the Generic Conclusions on the Relationship Between Politicians and the Press: Part I Chapter 8
¶Tina Weaver:
¶• 4/5-4/23, on raising policy concerns and campaigns with Labour Prime Ministers;
5/1-5/10, that she would discuss policies in meetings with politicians, http://www. levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Transcript-of-Afternoon-Hearing- 16-January-20121.pdf
- The consequences on public confidence in and the public perception of the relationship between politicians and the press
¶Conclusion
¶(v) A combination of these factors has contributed to a lessening of public confidence in the
conduct of public affairs, including by giving rise to legitimate perceptions and concerns that politicians and the press have traded power and influence in ways which are contrary to the public interest. These perceptions and concerns are particularly acute, inevitably, in relation to the conduct by politicians in government of public policy issues in relation to the press itself.
¶Evidence base and factual summary
¶The matters set out below are in addition to the matters already set out above in this notice insofar as they are relevant to public confidence and public perceptions.
¶David Cameron MP:
¶• para 25, that a relationship between senior politicians and the media can lead to a public
perception of media influence over politicians, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp- content/uploads/2012/06/Witness-Statement-of-David-Cameron-MP.pdf
¶Alastair Campbell:
¶• para 30, that the diminution in trust between the media and politicians has negatively
impacted on the public debate and engagement in politics, and that as a consequence our politics, quality of democracy and the country have been damaged, http://www. levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Second-Witness-Statement-of- Alastair-Campbell.pdf
¶Kenneth Clarke QC MP:
¶• 47/13-49/5, that political appointments with tabloid experience to the post of Director of
1982Communications for the government was a marked changes of culture that has affected the way in which government interacts with services, and has led to an unhealthy preoccupation with newspapers on the part of government, http://www.levesoninquiry. org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Transcript-of-Afternoon-Hearing-30-May-2012.pdf