Leveson 2: second stage of press inquiry cancelled

Labour criticises Culture Secretary Matt Hancock for abandoning planned probe

Matt Hancock
Health Secretary Matt Hancock outside No. 10 
(Image credit: Daniel Leal-Olivas/Getty Images)

The Government is shutting down the Leveson Inquiry into media standards without implementing its planned second stage, Culture Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed.

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