Adrian Sanders and Media Committee to Investigate Press Freedom

The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, which Bay MP Adrian Sanders is a member of, is to launch its enquiry into Press Standards, Privacy and Libel later this month.

The enquiry will focus upon the balancing of the right to privacy and the right for freedom of the press as well as reviewing how the libel laws work with the press, following high profile cases such as the coverage following the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

Adrian said: “Freedom of the press is a fundamental part of a health democratic society and the right to privacy is equally important. How we balance these rights will have a profound effect on the type of society we have. I would urge anyone who has a view on this to contact me.”