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Leveson Inquiry

Asked if the Prime Minister (PM) had received an invitation to attend the inquiry, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) told the assembled media that the PM had not received any request but if asked to attend he would. The PMS added that when the inquiry was announced the PM had been very clear it had the power to call on politicians, past and present, including Prime Ministers.

Asked if the inquiry had the power to call officials, the PMS replied that it was a public inquiry so had the power to call witnesses in the same way that a Select Committee can.

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