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October 17, 2012 2:19 pm

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Harriet Harman has sent the following letter to the Prime Minister, regarding yesterday’s report that Cameron kept some messages from the Leveson Enquiry:

Dear Prime Minister,
 
I read with great concern yesterday’s Independent report that some emails between you and Rebekah Brooks, and between you and Andy Coulson, have not been disclosed to the Leveson Inquiry.
 
You established the Leveson Inquiry to ‘inquire into the culture, practices, and ethics of the press’ – and the terms of reference explicitly include ‘contacts and the relationships between national newspapers and politicians, and the conduct of each’.
 
The Leveson Inquiry presents us with an historic opportunity to solve longstanding problems with the press, including the relationship between the press and politicians.
 
It is vital that the Leveson Inquiry has all of the evidence available. I understand from the Independent report that some emails were not disclosed because you were advised they were not ‘relevant’. In order for the public to have total confidence it would be preferable for you to disclose all of the emails and let the Leveson Inquiry decide which are relevant. It appears this is how you dealt with the text messages between you and Rebekah Brooks.
 
In light of the Independent’s report, I would be grateful if you could tell me:

  • Are there emails between you and Rebekah Brooks that have not been disclosed to the Leveson Inquiry? If so, will you now disclose them to the Inquiry?
  • Are there emails between you and Andy Coulson that have not been disclosed to the Leveson Inquiry? If so, will you now disclose them to the Inquiry?

I urge you to disclose all of your communications with Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson to the Leveson Inquiry.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Harriet Harman

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  • AnotherOldBoy

    Silly, silly, silly. It is quite normal in any judicial process for only those documents which are relevant to be disclosed.  Ms Harman appears to be attacking the integrity of the government’s lawyers on whose advice Mr Cameron acted according to the Independent.

    • CoolJHS

      Well, the point of the enquiry is to disclose everything and surely it should be up to the judge to determine what is appropriate or relevant.  This is not a criminal case but a search for the truth.  How, therefore does one get to the truth if there is not full disclosure?

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Graeme-Hancocks/1156294498 Graeme Hancocks

    Not silly at all. Legitimate questions. that should be asked. “Integrity of lawyers” – now that is “silly, silly, silly.”  If Cameron has nothing to hide and nothing to feel embarrassed about, then he would release all these documents.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Graeme-Hancocks/1156294498 Graeme Hancocks

    Not silly at all. Legitimate questions. that should be asked. “Integrity of lawyers” – now that is “silly, silly, silly.”  If Cameron has nothing to hide and nothing to feel embarrassed about, then he would release all these documents.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Graeme-Hancocks/1156294498 Graeme Hancocks

    Not silly at all. Legitimate questions. that should be asked. “Integrity of lawyers” – now that is “silly, silly, silly.”  If Cameron has nothing to hide and nothing to feel embarrassed about, then he would release all these documents.

  • http://twitter.com/waterwards dave stone

    The Right Honorable David Cameron, Member of Parliament for News Corp.

  • http://www.facebook.com/jim.crowder2 Jim Crowder

    Will there be a judicial inquiry into Ms Harman’s work for the Paedophile Information Exchange with full disclosure?

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