Miliband said that the Prime Minister was, "someone who didn't seem to be able to lead the change we need in the way the press works in this country."

 

Miliband said that the Prime Minister was, "someone who didn't seem to be able to lead the change we need in the way the press works in this country."
"He couldn't even bring himself to apologise for hiring Andy Coulson, a man who had already resigned from The News of the World over phone hacking and the man who has been arrested."
David Milliband added that the British public wanted the Prime Minister to "face-up to what he did wrong."
Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, David Cameron defended his decision of appointing Andy Coulson, saying that he was giving the former editor of the News of the World a "second chance".
The Prime Minister added that people would "judge" him for the appointment.
"I made a decision to employ Andy Coulson. He had resigned from the News of the World, he said at the time he didn't know what was happening on his watch, he should've known what was happening on his watch, he paid the price and resigned," he said.
On the subject of former News of the World editor, Rebekah Brooks, Cameron said, "it’s not right for a Prime Minister to start picking and choosing who should and shouldn’t run media organisations."
"But it has been reported that she offered her resignation over this and in this situation, I would have taken it," he added.