Phone Hacking and the Media Debate

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Christopher Pincher

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Phone Hacking and the Media

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Monday 11th July 2011

(12 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. The House has heard what has been said—[Interruption.] Order. I call Mr Christopher Pincher.

Christopher Pincher Portrait Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con)
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Does my right hon. Friend think that it is a great pity that the very fine and bipartisan speech made last Wednesday by the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) was not repeated today by the Leader of the Opposition? Does not the contrast between those two speeches demonstrate who is the better and more thoughtful man on this issue?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. I am sure that the Secretary of State will want to focus not on character assessment and comparisons in relation to it, but on phone hacking and the media.