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Chris Bryant calls on David Cameron to publish meetings with media chiefs Chris Bryant calls on David Cameron to publish meetings with media chiefs
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A Labour MP has demanded that David Cameron publish a register of dinners and other meetings he and his ministers have had with press proprietors, including Rupert Murdoch, in recent months.A Labour MP has demanded that David Cameron publish a register of dinners and other meetings he and his ministers have had with press proprietors, including Rupert Murdoch, in recent months.
Labour MP Chris Bryant used a Commons debate on the Leveson press regulation reforms to hammer the government on its failure to publish the register for the last eight months and said the record of private meetings should be made available before cross-party talks on a new industry watchdog resume on Thursday.Labour MP Chris Bryant used a Commons debate on the Leveson press regulation reforms to hammer the government on its failure to publish the register for the last eight months and said the record of private meetings should be made available before cross-party talks on a new industry watchdog resume on Thursday.
Bryant called for the register to be updated within 24 hours. It could include details of meetings between government ministers and newspaper editors and proprietors in the past couple of months to discuss press regulation reform in the wake of Lord Justice Leveson's November report.Bryant called for the register to be updated within 24 hours. It could include details of meetings between government ministers and newspaper editors and proprietors in the past couple of months to discuss press regulation reform in the wake of Lord Justice Leveson's November report.
His demand comes after the Guardian revealed Murdoch met the London mayor Boris Johnson and the chancellor George Osborne at a private dinner in his luxury Mayfair apartment. It has also been reported that Murdoch met the foreign secretary, William Hague, and education secretary, Michael Gove, at a second dinner.His demand comes after the Guardian revealed Murdoch met the London mayor Boris Johnson and the chancellor George Osborne at a private dinner in his luxury Mayfair apartment. It has also been reported that Murdoch met the foreign secretary, William Hague, and education secretary, Michael Gove, at a second dinner.
Private meetings with newspaper proprietors are not prohibited under any parliamentary or party rules, but Cameron promised to publish the register every three months. It has not been updated since last June.Private meetings with newspaper proprietors are not prohibited under any parliamentary or party rules, but Cameron promised to publish the register every three months. It has not been updated since last June.
Culture secretary Maria Miller told Bryant that the diaries were published in the "usual way", prompting the Labour MP to call on the speaker to invite her to make a correction to her statement and acknowledge the eight-month delay.Culture secretary Maria Miller told Bryant that the diaries were published in the "usual way", prompting the Labour MP to call on the speaker to invite her to make a correction to her statement and acknowledge the eight-month delay.
"Actually they have not now been published in the ordinary way for eight months," said Bryant. "At a time when a very sensitive issue is being debated in public, i think our voters would expect complete transparency on the matter," he added."Actually they have not now been published in the ordinary way for eight months," said Bryant. "At a time when a very sensitive issue is being debated in public, i think our voters would expect complete transparency on the matter," he added.
The Cabinet office said the register would be updated "shortly", blaming a reshuffle for the delay.The Cabinet office said the register would be updated "shortly", blaming a reshuffle for the delay.
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