Keir Starmer confirms he has no plans to revive second stage of Leveson inquiry

Press regulation campaigners accuse prime minister of lacking courage to stand up to newspaper owners

Keir Starmer has dismayed press regulation campaigners by confirming he has no plans to revive the second part of the Leveson inquiry into the British newspaper industry.

The prime minister told reporters on Thursday that other issues would take precedence: “We set out in our manifesto our programme for action for this government. We’ve laid that out in the king’s speech. That clearly sets out our priorities and the second half of Leveson is not among them.