US EditionMadeleine McCann's father calls for more scrutiny of press
- On Wednesday, Gerry McCann urged resumption of the cancelled Lord Leveson Inquiry phase two, pressing for greater scrutiny of the press in an interview.
- After Madeleine's disappearance, Mr McCann said sections of the UK media subjected his family to `monstering` and left them `suffocated and buried`, alleging interference with the investigation and publication of confidential witness material that hampered police and investigators.
- Journalists repeatedly visited the McCanns' home, Mr McCann said, and sustained misleading headlines for 15 months forced legal action, while photographers terrified their two-year-old twins by ramming cameras against the car window.
- The McCanns are among over 30 signatories pressing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to resume Leveson phase two, while Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said it was `ruled out` but offered to meet Mr McCann.
- Looking to the inquiry's remit, he urged Lord Leveson Inquiry phase two to probe unlawful media action and relationships between journalists, politicians and police, noting hope remains for Madeleine McCann.
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Gerry McCann called for stricter regulation of the press in the United Kingdom, pointing out in a rare interview with the BBC on Wednesday 11 December how his family had suffered from media attention around the disappearance of his daughter in 2007.
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DnoticiasGerry McCann accused the British press of having intervened in the investigation. The girls' parents sent a letter to the prime minister asking for a public inquiry on the practices of the press.
Prince Harry 'stands firmly' with Madeleine McCann's father over calls for greater scrutiny of British media
Prince Harry said he "stands firmly" with those harmed by press intrusion as he backs the father of Madeline McCann, calling for greater scrutiny against the British media.The Duke of Sussex fully supports the implementation of the Leveson Inquiry's recommendations, his spokesman announced, as Gerry McCann discussed how press interest in his daughter's disappearance has made him feel like he was being "suffocated and buried".Harry has been invol…
This is one of his few interviews. Madeleine McCann's father, the British girl who disappeared in 2007 in Portugal, called for stricter regulation of the press in the United Kingdom, pointing out how much his family had suffered from media attention around this case.The never-solved case of the disappearance of "Maddie" at the age of three experienced many twists and aroused enormous media interest.In a BBC radio interview broadcast on Wednesday…
Madeleine McCann's father describes huge toll of his family's 'monstering' by the press
Gerry McCann wants greater scrutiny of UK media. His daughter Madeleine was nearly four when she vanished from the family's rented holiday flat in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007.
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