Gary Gibbon
Did Cameron turn a blind eye to Coulson?
There was no shortage of people advising David Cameron to drop Andy Coulson after he won the 2010 election. But Coulson followed the Tory leader into No 10.
Search results for ‘Levesoninquiry’
23 items found
-
PM must keep his promises: Milly Dowler’s sister
Gemma Dowler calls on the prime minister to keep the promises he made to her family that press regulation would be strengthened. Her teenage sister Milly’s phone was hacked after she disappeared.
-
Gary Gibbon
-
Leveson inquiry: the key questions
Is it just us or is there a lot of chat about newspapers today? From Milly Dowler’s voicemail to David Cameron’s “lol” texts: Channel 4 News answers the who, why and what of the Leveson inquiry.
-
New texts reveal Cameron and Brooks’s close relationship
Prime Minister David Cameron faces fresh embarrassment over text exchanges with former News International boss Rebekah Brooks, after messages between the pair were published by a newspaper.
-
Gary Gibbon
Coulson and Brooks charged – could corporate charges follow?
The CPS has announced it intends to bring charges over phone-hacking against Andy Coulson, former no. 10 communications boss, as well as Rebekah Brooks and 6 others. But might things go even further and on to another level in these investigations?
-
FactCheck Q&A: Should Jeremy Hunt go?
“He dodged a bullet today, but has Jeremy Hunt really cleared his name?”
-
Gary Gibbon
Further embarrassment for the culture secretary
The FT has spotted another embarrassment for the culture secretary as he steps into the high court.
-
Cable tells of ‘veiled threats’ over BSkyB takeover
Business secretary Vince Cable tells the Leveson Inquiry of ‘veiled threats’ against his party if he made the ‘wrong decision’ over News Corporation’s bid to takeover BSkyB.
-
Adam Smith, Jeremy Hunt, and the fall of the ‘spad’
As Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s former special adviser Adam Smith prepares to give evidence at the Leveson inquiry, we look at the rise and public fall of the “spad”.
-
Gary Gibbon
‘Lots of love – DC’ texts to Rebekah
Rebekah Brooks seems to have taken a leaf out of Andy Coulson’s notebook. Her testimony at Leveson so far has been occasionally coy, very controlled, peppered with moments of cheeky humour and not revelatory, writes Gary Gibbon.
-
LIVE BLOG: Rebekah Brooks at the Leveson inquiry
– Ms Brooks commiserated by Cameron, Osborne on her 2011 resignation – Tony Blair attended Rebekah Brooks’s 40th birthday party – Former Sun editor ‘not embarrassed’ by being Murdoch’s ‘priority’ – Email shows Culture Sec Jeremy Hunt sought phone hacking advice from NI PR chief – Brooks defends ‘Sarah’s Law’ campaign We now have the…
-
Hunt ‘asked for News Corp advice’ over phone-hacking
Leveson: a News Corp lobbyist’s email suggests that Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt asked him for private advice about the government’s stance on phone-hacking.
-
LIVE BLOG: Andy Coulson at the Leveson inquiry
Follow tweets and analysis from Channel 4 News as Andy Coulson, David Cameron’s former head of communications, gives evidence to the Leveson inquiry into media standards.
-
Gary Gibbon
Hunt’s special adviser thrown overboard
Rupert Murdoch’s evidence to Leveson reveals a fascinating insight into his thoughts politicians and even his own editors.
-
Gary Gibbon
Murdoch: text and email trails and settling accounts
Gary Gibbon on Murdoch, text and email trails and settling accounts.
