As an act of damage limitation, David Cameron’s press conference began well. He promised a full public inquiry with a judge in charge so that there’s “no question that it is totally independent”. He declared that the Press Complaints Commission had “failed” and signalled an end to the system of self-regulation.On the BSkyB bid, he merely stated that the government would “follow legal processes” but skipped over the subject so fast that few had a chance to notice.
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