Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 30 Nov 2012

1. LEVESON: TORIES TELL PRESS TO ACT

Culture Secretary Maria Miller has said "the gauntlet has been thrown down" to the press to show how it would regulate itself without the need for Parliament to legislate. Yesterday, Lord Justice Leveson called for a new independent press regulator to be backed up with a change in the law. Victims of the press, led by Steve Coogan, accused David Cameron of a betrayal for indicating legislation was unnecessary.

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