The Sun has responded to a letter sent to editor Rebekah Wade by social workers' weekly Community Care accusing it of "undermining" the profession in its coverage of the Baby P case.
Community Care has also started an e-petition on the Downing Street website calling on the Prime Minister to urge the Sun to stop attacking social workers.
The reply from Sun managing editor Graham Dudman states:
"Thank you for your letter to Rebekah Wade which has been passed to my office.
"I am sorry you believe The Sun’s campaign for justice for Baby P is irresponsible and biased.
"You are, of course, entitled to that view. Although The Sun plus the 1,500,000 people who signed our petition disagree with you.
"We are proud to have campaigned successfully to have those responsible held accountable, especially as they continue to refuse to apologise.
"I agree social work is a difficult job at the best of times but make no apologies for the way we highlighted the appalling catalogue of mistakes that led to Baby P’s death. "
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Community Care petition urges PM to tell Sun: 'Stop attacking social workers'
Community Care has started an e-petition on the Downing Street website calling on the Prime Minister to urge the Sun newspaper to back the social work profession.
The weekly magazine for social workers accuses the Sun of "undermining" the profession with its coverage of the Baby 'P' case.
The petition follows a letter sent by Community Care to Sun editor Rebekah Wade calling on her to rethink the newspaper's "negative attitude" to social workers.
The petition begins: "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to call on The Sun newspaper to back the social work profession."
It claims the Sun decided to place all blame in relation to the Baby P case on the heads of social workers and calls on the paper to highlight the positive work social workers do.
Community Care urges social workers to: "Show the government and The Sun how strongly you feel about this issue by signing the petition now and getting your friends and colleagues to sign it."
The weekly magazine for social workers accuses the Sun of "undermining" the profession with its coverage of the Baby 'P' case.
The petition follows a letter sent by Community Care to Sun editor Rebekah Wade calling on her to rethink the newspaper's "negative attitude" to social workers.
The petition begins: "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to call on The Sun newspaper to back the social work profession."
It claims the Sun decided to place all blame in relation to the Baby P case on the heads of social workers and calls on the paper to highlight the positive work social workers do.
Community Care urges social workers to: "Show the government and The Sun how strongly you feel about this issue by signing the petition now and getting your friends and colleagues to sign it."
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