John Tulloch, the 7/7 survivor whose phone was hacked after his bloodied face became one of the images of the 2005 London bombings, gives his reaction to Lord Leveson's findings into press standards guardian.co.uk

John Tulloch, the 7/7 survivor whose phone was hacked after his bloodied face became one of the images of the 2005 London bombings, has condemned David Cameron's refusal to implement the Leveson report in its entirety, accusing him of "siding with the press barons" over the victims of hacking.

"I'm disgusted with the prime minster and very disappointed," he said after listening to the prime minister's reaction to the Leveson report on Thursday

"Based on what Leveson has said himself and on what has been said by experts who have read it, I'm incredibly disappointed."

The professor of media at Brunel University was sitting in a tube train opposite Mohammad Sidique Khan, one of the four suicide bombers who killed a total of 52 people and injured hundreds more, when the terrorist detonated his device. Shards of shrapnel were embedded in Tulloch's face. He still suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.

After the bombing, Tulloch learned that his voicemail messages had been intercepted by the News of the World. He also alleges he was lied to and bullied by a journalist at the now defunct paper into giving an interview and posing for pictures, and was then misrepresented in the ensuing article.

"Cameron has undoubtably sided with the [press] barons and that's outrageous," he told the Guardian. "To wriggle away from backing the recommendations for a statutory basis for an independent commission when there's been absolute bending over backwards by Leveson to take everyone with him [in his recommendations] is not good enough," he said.

Tulloch said the prime minister had "thrown away a huge opportunity" and created a "total political split" over how to implement the report's recommendations.

"When I heard Leveson, I was really very impressed with the balancing act he achieved between the interests of the press, the public and the politicians," he said. "I might have been one of those who thought his report could have gone further but I thought Leveson came out with a win-win solution."

Tulloch said: "I absolutely believe in the freedom of the press but with responsibility and regulation. I have just won a campaign for British citizenship because the press were on my side, so I have not just suffered from the press but seen their positive side too."

But, he added: "[Leveson] was an opportunity for Cameron to act on behalf of people of this country who would have supported him hugely. The next path is a private members' bill to support the Leveson report in its entirety, which means it all becomes messy and political.

"This was a chance for cross-party agreement. I'm very angry and surprised that Cameron has thrown that away."