May giving evidence at Leveson
Theresa May has become the first serving Cabinet minister to give evidence at the Leveson Inquiry. Later Michael Gove will take to the stand
Gove to be questioned about his relationship with Murdochs
- The Education Secretary is a former journalist on The Times and recorded 11 meetings with senior News Corp figures between the May 2010 general election and July 2011.
- He has publicly described Rupert Murdoch as "a great man" and "a force of nature".
- Earlier this year he spoke out about the danger of freedom of speech being harmed by the "chilling atmosphere" created by the Leveson Inquiry.
- He cautioned against allowing "judges, celebrities and the establishment" to become the arbiters of where the limits of free speech should be set.
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