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Radio 4,16 Jul 2011,30 mins

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Peter Riddell asks how well Parliament is tackling the phone-hacking scandal. He talks to Labour's Frank Field, the Lib Dems' Simon Hughes and the Conservative Anna Soubry. How should politicians and journalists get along? Can their meetings really be made transparent - as the Prime Minister has said. Lord Baker and Sir Ming Campbell have their doubts. And the first Speaker of the House of Lords, Lady Hayman, reflects on the role as she steps down after five years . Editor: Peter Mulligan.

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