Leveson Inquiry 'gave platform to witnesses with grudges against the press' The eight-month inquiry, which ended in July, heard evidence from the families of victims of crime as well as celebrities, who protested against the treatment they received from journalists. He added: "Leveson has also almost encouraged anybody who has a grudge against the Press over many years to come and unburden themselves in front of him - and as a result he has been looking at things that are a long way from what he was supposed to be looking at. Things like Page Three girls. That's a controversial issue but you don't need a judicial inquiry to look into that. "Some of the witnesses have borne grudges about treatment by the Press, quite understandably, but it has looked slightly like: 'Come and form an orderly queue and kick the Press."" Defending press freedom, Mr Whittingdale said it would be a "slippery slope" if Lord Justice Leveson recommended legislating for the regulation of the press. At the end of the inquiry, Lord Justice Leveson said he would produce his report "as soon as I reasonably can," adding it was necessary to take a "very firm grip" of the tabloid press. His recommendations are expected in November.