Nick Clegg talks to Julian Huppert about Hacking

Over the past few weeks many members have been in contact about the latest allegations on phone hacking, so to help answer some of your questions I sat down with Julian Huppert MP, who has played a prominent role on the select committee, to talk about some of the issues being raised. 

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The phone hacking scandal has uncovered a crisis that strikes at the heart of our democracy, calling into question our trust in the institutions and individuals tasked with protecting our freedom and enforcing the rule of law. 


Liberal Democrats have for more than a decade challenged the dominance of News International, with successive Parliamentarians raising the issue, from Paddy Ashdown in 1998 to Chris Huhne just before the General Election. We have time and again battled both the Conservatives and Labour to push for stronger laws on media plurality seeking to prevent the concentration of power in the hands of a few media moguls. 


It is vital that we now build on the select committee hearings and cast a greater spotlight on what was clearly a murky relationship between the press, police and indeed politics. That is why the Liberal Democrats have made sure the inquiry is Judge-led and has the power to summon witnesses to give evidence under oath and sits in public.


It is clear that much more detail will come to light, but I think we are now embarking on process of greater openness and greater accountability, finding out what really happened. 


If you have any comments or questions, you can email me on this subject at;


phonehackinginquiry@libdems.org.uk


With all best wishes,


Nick Clegg MP
Leader of the Liberal Democrats