Submitted by Horatio Clare on Monday 13th April 2020
Published on Wednesday 17th June 2020
Current status: Closed
Closed: Thursday 17th December 2020
Signatures: 20
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answer questions ~ country ~ Covid ~ Covid-19 ~ democracy ~ Executive ~ Law ~ Media ~ Minister ~ Ministers ~ Parliament ~ Senior ~ Senior ministers ~ UK ~ US
Pass a law requiring the daily No 10 press briefing be streamed/broadcast live
The Covid 19 crisis has shown us ways in which our society can work better; one good thing to come out of it is the Daily Briefing, when senior ministers answer questions put by journalists from across the political spectrum. Retaining a version of this would be very good for our democracy.
Before the crisis, there was a widespread view in the country that politicians were 'all the same', 'only in it for themselves', etc. The media, too, were distrusted by many. An Act of Parliament enshrining in UK law the duty of the Government to live stream / broadcast the daily briefing to journalists / the lobby would allow for public scrutiny of press and politicians, fostering connections between executive and populace, nurturing national unity.
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