Maria Miller in 2012 Calls for the ouster of government minister have been increasing following a claim by the newspaper that Miller's special adviser used the threat of press regulation to try and prevent publication of a story about Miller's expenses. A poll published today by a number of newspapers shows a majority of the public unhappy with Miller's behaviour and saying she should be removed. The Telegraph alleges that this was intended as a form of intimidation: that Hindley dropped in mention of press regulation and the Leveson Report as a way to attempt to get the newspaper to drop the story. A leader column in the Telegraph stated Hindley's remarks were "an indictment of the influence that press regulation by statute could have over free speech". , a  MP (Member of Parliament), has defended Hindley's statements to the Telegraph, as specifically referring to the "doorstepping" of Maria Miller's elderly parents, specifically her father who had been returning from hospital. Coffey said of the audio published by the Telegraph: "I heard an adviser to the culture secretary suggesting that it's inappropriate to be doorstepping elderly parents of somebody who has just come out of hospital." Miller has the backing of Prime Minister  : on Friday, Cameron told reporters to "leave it there" on questions of Miller's expenses.  , the work and pensions secretary, suggested Miller could be targeted by a "witch-hunt" due to her role in press regulation following the Leveson inquiry, as well as her job in fronting the government's .  politicians have responded to the affair with strong criticism of Miller, but no call yet to resign. , the leader of the House of Commons, said: "The latest revelations and the release of a recording raise further serious questions for Maria Miller and David Cameron. They urgently need to make clear what they knew about these calls and what action they took about them."
Maria Miller in 2012 Calls for the ouster of British government minister Maria Miller have been increasing following a claim by the newspaper that Miller's special adviser used the threat of press regulation to try and prevent publication of a story about Miller's expenses. A poll published today by a number of newspapers shows a majority of the public unhappy with Miller's behaviour and saying she should be removed. The Telegraph alleges that this was intended as a form of intimidation: that Hindley dropped in mention of press regulation and the Leveson Report as a way to attempt to get the newspaper to drop the story. A leader column in the Telegraph stated Hindley's remarks were "an indictment of the influence that press regulation by statute could have over free speech". , a Conservative MP (Member of Parliament), has defended Hindley's statements to the Telegraph, as specifically referring to the "doorstepping" of Maria Miller's elderly parents, specifically her father who had been returning from hospital. Coffey said of the audio published by the Telegraph: "I heard an adviser to the culture secretary suggesting that it's inappropriate to be doorstepping elderly parents of somebody who has just come out of hospital." Miller has the backing of Prime Minister David Cameron : on Friday, Cameron told reporters to "leave it there" on questions of Miller's expenses. Iain Duncan Smith , the work and pensions secretary, suggested Miller could be targeted by a "witch-hunt" due to her role in press regulation following the Leveson inquiry, as well as her job in fronting the government's . Labour politicians have responded to the affair with strong criticism of Miller, but no call yet to resign. , the leader of the House of Commons, said: "The latest revelations and the release of a recording raise further serious questions for Maria Miller and David Cameron. They urgently need to make clear what they knew about these calls and what action they took about them."
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government minister
British government minister Maria Miller
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Conservative
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David Cameron
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Iain Duncan Smith
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Labour