Lets all be Core

The Leveson Inquiry has granted “ core participant “ status to various government ministers.

This status allows core participants an number of additional rights including access to evidence that has not yet been made public.

The good news is that we can all apply.

“ The Inquiry’s ‘core participants’ (CPs) are designated by the Chairman. An individual or an organisation can become a CP if they seem to the Chairman to meet one or more of the following criteria:

• the person played, or may have played, a direct and significant role in relation to the matters to which the inquiry relates;
• the person has a significant interest in an important aspect of those matters to which the inquiry relates; or
• the person may be subject to explicit or significant criticism during the inquiry proceedings or in its report. “
  

I've underlined the relevant section.

We all have a significant interest in the relationship between the press, police and our politicians.

Based on this, it would seem churlish to say government ministers should be excluded.

However, I believe that is it sadly true that the motivation of these ministers is to prepare a damage limitation strategy for the jaw dropping revelations to come.

Anybody know a QC willing to do a freebie ? I can think of a few questions.