John Whittingdale, the Conservative chairman of the culture, media and sport select committee, said state licensing would have to be considered if the Government’s proposal for a new watchdog is rejected by the media industry.
Mr Whittingdale is vehemently opposed to state regulation of the Press, and has criticised Parliament’s plans for statutory underpinning of a new regulator.
But he said that nearly a week after the Government published a draft royal charter suggesting how a new system should work, “hardly any newspapers seem prepared to sign up”.
Newspapers warned they will face threat of full-blown state regulation if they do not accept royal charter - Telegraph
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