Royal breaks with protocol and criticises Sunak administration, suggesting papers work with ministers to defend vested interests
Prince Harry has said Rishi Sunak’s government is at “rock bottom” and avoids scrutiny by getting “in bed” with friendly newspapers.
Harry told the high court that “our country is judged globally by the state of our press and our government, both of which I believe are at rock bottom”.to suggest British newspapers work closely with ministers to defend vested interests: “Democracy fails when your press fails to scrutinise and hold the government accountable, and instead choose to get into bed with them so they can ensure the status quo.
The prince suggested he had a moral duty to hold the British media to account. “They claim to hold public figures to account, but refuse to hold themselves accountable. If they’re supposedly policing society, who on earth is policing them, when even the government is scared of alienating them because position is power? It is incredibly worrying for the entire UK,” he said.
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