Labour faces wrath of UK media bosses by opposing repeal of regulation rule

Government plans to abolish section 40 law under which news publishers are liable for libel trial legal costs

Labour is heading for a potentially bruising clash with UK news publishers over a controversial piece of post-Leveson press regulation.

Shadow ministers are set to incur the wrath of some of Britain’s most powerful press bosses, including Rupert Murdoch, by opposing the repeal of a rule designed to force news publishers to sign up to the government-backed regulator.

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