Editor of the East Anglian Daily Times at the time of the Inquiry, having joined the paper in 1979 as a trainee reporter. During his time as Editor, he said, the EADT launched many campaigns aimed at improving life for communities in Suffolk and north Essex including fighting for much-needed road and rail improvements, battling for faster broadband in rural areas, and working with partners to improve educational standards.
John Prescott is a former Deputy Prime Minister (1997-2007) who represented Hull East as Labour MP from 1970 to 2010. Submitted "A New Regulatory Framework", a paper on the press drawn up by a Prescott-led working group, to the Inquiry.