Lords could defy government over Leveson inquiry

The government saw off an attempt to amend the data protection bill that would require ‘Leveson II’.The battle to establish a new Leveson-style inquiry into the media could continue next week, with peers weighing up whether to overturn the House of Commons’ decision that there is no need for another investigation into the activities of the press.On Wednesday MPs narrowly voted by 304 to 295 to block the establishment of a new public inquiry, which would look at the activities o