Keir Starmer to Call for Journalists to Have a Public Interest Defence

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A former director of public prosecutions (DPP) believes journalists accused of phone hacking or bribing public officials should have a public interest defence in law, reports the Times.

 

Sir Keir Starmer QC, now a Labour MP, will call for journalists to enjoy legal protection if the stories they are chasing can be demonstrated to be in the public interest.

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