Labour MP for Rhondda. Member of the Commons Media Select Committee, where he raised concerns about News International journalists making payments to police officers. Bryant told the Inquiry that, shortly after this, his phone was hacked by the News of the World and Bryant was reported by several papers to have used a gay dating site. In 2012, he received £30,000 damages from NI.
Bryant describes how, as a member of the Commons Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport he prompted Rebekah Brooks (then Wade) to admit News International reporters had paid police officers. He subsequently experienced to hostile political coverage and then the Mail on Sunday and News of the World published an embarrassing story about his private life. Further hostile reporting and intrusion followed and he alleges they involved illegal activites by reporters. He describes the Murdoch media organisations as operation ‘by the twin use of fear and favour’, and he was out of favour. Bryant also relates how he went to court to force the police to release details of the hacking of his phone, stating: ‘’I now formed the opinion that there was a real possibility that the Metropolitan Police and News International were effectively so close as [to] be colluding with one another.’ He further recounts initiating several parliamentary debates on these matter, and he observes that justice in privacy matters depends upon access to justice. Finally, he criticises the Press Complaints Commission (PCC).
Bryant describes how, as a member of the Commons Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport he prompted Rebekah Brooks (then Wade) to admit News International reporters had paid police officers. He subsequently experienced to hostile political coverage and then the Mail on Sunday and News of the World published an embarrassing story about his private life. Further hostile reporting and intrusion followed and he alleges they involved illegal activites by reporters. He describes the Murdoch media organisations as operation ‘by the twin use of fear and favour’, and he was out of favour. Bryant also relates how he went to court to force the police to release details of the hacking of his phone, stating: ‘’I now formed the opinion that there was a real possibility that the Metropolitan Police and News International were effectively so close as [to] be colluding with one another.’ He further recounts initiating several parliamentary debates on these matter, and he observes that justice in privacy matters depends upon access to justice. Finally, he criticises the Press Complaints Commission (PCC).
Article from the Sun, Nov 2003: ‘‘Too thick’ for EU poll’
Quentin Letts article from Daily Mail, Dec 4 2003: ‘How gay is my valley?’
Richard Littlejohn article from the Sun, Dec 5, 2003
Richard Littlejohn article from the Sun, Dec 2003
Richard Littlejohn article from the Sun, Dec 2003
Richard Littlejohn article from the Sun, Dec 2003
Article from the Sunday Times, Dec 7 2003: ‘Profile: Chris Bryant. Blair’s attack poodle says pants to the lot of you’
(1) Article from the Mail on Sunday, Dec 2003: ‘Y-Fronts MP celebrated Blair victory by performing public sex act and singing ‘Things can only get better’’
(2) Second page of 16 (1)
Leading article from the Sun, Nov 2003: ‘The Big Lie’
Letters page from the Sun, Nov 2003: ‘Our t’thick’ voters will ditch arrogant Bryant’
Letters page from the Sun, Nov 2003. Letter from Chris Bryant MP
Article from Mail on Sunday, Nov 2003: ‘Posing in his Y-fronts for a website called Gaydar, the MP who helped scrap ban on gay sex in public’
Article from Daily Mail, Dec 1 2003: ‘Blair ally in gay website storm’
Article from the Sun, Dec 1 2003: ‘I would love a good, long ****’
Richard Littlejohn article from the Sun, Dec 2 2003: ‘No, I’m not the only gay in the valleys’
Article from Daily Mail, Dec 3 2003: ‘Gay MP faces the axe’
