Media Regulation News

"Prince Harry's Landmark Phone Hacking Case Sets Precedent in UK Court"

Actor Steve Coogan has described the recent High Court ruling that Prince Harry's phone was hacked by Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) as the "start of something," exposing the widespread contempt newspaper editors have for press ethics. Coogan, who was also a victim of phone hacking by MGN, called for proper, independent regulation of the press and urged the police to apply the law without fear or favor. He also called for the abandoned second part of the Leveson Inquiry to take place and questioned what Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer would do about it if he became prime minister. The current regulator, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso), has been criticized for being controlled by the press.