by Gemma Horton | Sep 3, 2026 | News
On Tuesday 1 September, the Backbench Business Committee session concluded with a motion on SLAPPs. They recognised that they pose a threat to press freedom and also that current measures to address them are not sufficient. MPs called on the government to introduce...
by Gemma Horton | Aug 5, 2026 | News
On Monday 13 July, the Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM), as part of the ‘Media Under Threat’ series with the Foreign Policy Centre and the Centre for Journalism and Democracy at City, University of London hosted a Parliamentary Reception focusing on...
by Gemma Horton | Jul 21, 2026 | News
An anti-SLAPP Private Members’ Bill is due to be introduced into both Houses of Parliament. The Rt. Hon. Baroness Stowell of Beeston introduced the bill to the House of Lords and the Rt. Hon. Sir John Whittingdale introduced the bill in the House of Commons. The...
