Complaints Against the PCC Upheld...Baroness Buscombe to quit Press Complaints Commission over mishandling of phone hacking scandal

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The phone-hacking scandal claimed another high-profile name when Baroness Buscombe announced she is to quit as chairman of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC). The Conservative peer will step down from her role following widespread criticism of the watchdog for mishandling the scandal. Lady Buscombe will relinquish her post once a replacement is found. Lady Buscombe’s tenure has been marred by criticism that she has failed to deal convincingly with the phone-hacking allegations at the News of the World, an impression that was backed up by a recent unconvincing performance when she was interviewed by Andrew Neil on the BBC’s Daily Politics Show.

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