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Mandy Garner to Andy Burnham: We Deserve Better
In an open letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Mandy Garner asks him to turn his warnings about a 'dangerous' lack of accountability into action — on the press, the justice system and public inquiries.
24/7/26
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'What I Experienced Was Pure Evil': Why Tulisa Is Launching the 'Fix the Press' Campaign
Hacked Off backs Tulisa Contostavlos as she launches her 'Fix the Press' campaign and petition for independent press regulation.
22/7/26
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Tulisa, Christine Flack, Margaret Aspinall & other victims demand action on press abuse
Musician Tulisa, mother of the late presenter Caroline Flack, Christine, and Hillsborough campaigners Margaret Aspinall and Sue Roberts joined a group of other victims of misconduct to demand action on press abuse from the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham.
Hosepipe Bans and the Benefits Myth
Why just claiming benefits doesn't exempt you from a hosepipe ban - and why headlines saying otherwise could land people with fines. A guest fact-check by Emma Monk of Monk Debunks.
17/7/26
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Press launch disinformation attack on “Hacked Off” following Mail judgment
The corporate press has used the ANL judgment as an opportunity to revive their attacks on Hacked Off and its supporters. It's important we set the record straight.
10/7/26
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Jacqui Hames: The Mail has not been exonerated. Evidence of unlawful behavior remains, and the need for Leveson 2 is as strong as ever.
To people like Paul Dacre, and his colleagues at the Daily Mail and The Telegraph, press freedom means the freedom to publish falsehoods, disinformation and private information about anyone whose lives, they believe, will titillate their readers and sell them more newspapers.
8/7/26
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Hacked Off comment on outcome of ANL case
A judgment has found in favour of the defendants in the ANL case
With so little regard for the facts, The Spectator is treating its readers with contempt
The latest misinformed attack on press standards comes from The Spectator
City AM spreads falsehoods on media standards
City AM is the latest publication to share disinformation on media standards