Steve Coogan says that Leveson 2 was cancelled due to "fear" of media titans such as Murdoch - and he is not ready to give up trying to bring those suspected of phone hacking to justice.
The actor says he would back a police investigation into the practices of journalists - saying there will be private prosecutions if an investigation is not opened.
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Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall – three of the UK’s top journalists – host a daily news podcast: The News Agents.
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