Breach Of Trust By Today Newspaper

EDM number 1641 in 1992-93, proposed by Bridget Prentice on 18/03/1993.

That this House condemns the misrepresentation and abuse of trust of Mrs Jackie Evans and her twelve year old daughter Sarah Ann, of Catford by the Today newspaper; is particularly disgusted at the unfounded allegations made about Sarah Ann's behaviour and the fictitious account portrayed of a knife-wielding girl out of control; recognises that this is exactly the kind of journalism the Press Freedom and Responsibility Bill introduced by the honourable Member for Hammersmith is trying to eradicate; deplores the use of the Parent Helpline to extract stories from unsuspecting readers; and calls on the editor to apologise and the Press Complaints Commission to conduct an inquiry into the misuse of such helplines.

This motion has been signed by a total of 48 MPs.