Labour Manifesto 2017
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MEDIA<br />
The BBC is a national asset which<br />
we should all be proud of. Unlike<br />
the Conservatives, <strong>Labour</strong> will<br />
always support it and uphold<br />
its independence. We will ensure<br />
the BBC and public service<br />
broadcasting has a healthy future.<br />
<strong>Labour</strong> is committed to keeping<br />
Channel 4 in public ownership<br />
and will guarantee the future of<br />
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C.<br />
To protect democracy and media<br />
freedom, we will take steps to<br />
ensure that Ofcom is better able to<br />
safeguard a healthy plurality of media<br />
ownership and to put in place clearer<br />
rules on who is fit and proper to own<br />
or run TV and radio stations.<br />
Victims of phone hacking have<br />
been let down by a Conservative<br />
government that promised<br />
them justice, but failed to follow<br />
through. We will implement the<br />
recommendations of part one of<br />
the Leveson Inquiry and commence<br />
part two which will look into the<br />
corporate governance failures<br />
that allowed the hacking scandal<br />
to occur.<br />
Local newspapers and broadcasting<br />
in Britain are an important part<br />
of our democracy and culture.<br />
We are concerned about closures<br />
of local media outlets and the<br />
reductions in number of local<br />
journalists. <strong>Labour</strong> will hold a<br />
national review local media<br />
and into the ownership of<br />
national media to ensure plurality.<br />
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