Madeleine McCann's father tells BBC how his family was hounded by press4 hours ago Share Save Ashitha Nagesh BBC News Share SaveGerry McCann says hounding by press took 'huge toll' on familyMadeleine McCann's father is calling for greater scrutiny of the UK's media, telling the BBC that his family was subjected to "monstering" by sections of the press. The first part of the Leveson Inquiry was held from 2011 to 2012, in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal. Ms Flack said: "[They] let everybody think that was her boyfriend's blood... it was so untrue. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told BBC Breakfast the government had "ruled out" a second phase of the inquiry. A spokesperson for press regulator Ipso told the BBC that it can intervene directly in cases of press harassment.