Leveson publishes report into press standards

4:17pm Thursday 29th November 2012 in News Photograph of the Author By Carl Hewlett, Photographer

Lord Justice Leveson condemned decades of "outrageous" behaviour by newspapers as he called for a new regulatory system backed by law.

In a damning report, the judge said the press had repeatedly acted as if its own code of conduct "simply did not exist", and "wreaked havoc with the lives of innocent people".

Read the executive summary of the report below, or buy a copy here.

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