Lords vote for new Leveson press inquiry

Peers have put themselves on a collision course with the Commons after backing the resurrection of the Leveson inquiry.

The government defeat comes after MPS narrowly rejected a similar move by just nine votes last week.

Defying the elected house, peers voted 252 to 213 in favour of a demand for a further investigation into the relationship between the media and police.

The Government has said it will seek to overturn the decision, paving the way for a legislative tussle between the two houses.

The Commons had voted down an attempt by exlabour leader Ed Miliband to amend the Data Protection Bill requiring an inquiry into press standards. But the proposal was revived in a similar amendment to the same Bill in the House of Lords by Baroness Hollins.