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5 Live Politics: 10/07/2011

10/07/2011

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News International - the fight back. Tom Watson MP talks of intimidation.

Tom Watson MP talks about the intimidating behaviour he says News International executives have shown towards MPs critical of the media organisation.

On the day the News of the World publishes its last edition, the fallout from the phone hacking scandal continues.

Tom Watson MP talks openly about the intimidating and threatening behaviour he says he has encountered from senior executives at News International.

The former Downing Street insider, Mark Flanagan, sheds light on the cosy relationship between successive governments and the media giant.

And we hear from the shadow cabinet member for Culture, Ivan Lewis, plus the Labour MP Rushanara Ali, Liberal Democrat Jo Swinson and Conservative Paul Maynard.

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