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| A royal charter to underpin a new system of press regulation following the Leveson report will be delayed, Downing Street has said. | A royal charter to underpin a new system of press regulation following the Leveson report will be delayed, Downing Street has said. |
| Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, as Lord President of the Privy Council, had been due to present the charter to the Queen for approval on 15 May. | Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, as Lord President of the Privy Council, had been due to present the charter to the Queen for approval on 15 May. |
| This will allow more time for consideration of alternative royal charter proposals put forward by newspapers and magazines. | |
| The industry welcomed the announcement. | The industry welcomed the announcement. |
| 'Public support' | 'Public support' |
| A spokeswoman for Number 10 said it "made sense" that both versions should be considered. | |
| There are a number of key differences with the plan for press regulation for England and Wales agreed by politicians and campaigners. | There are a number of key differences with the plan for press regulation for England and Wales agreed by politicians and campaigners. |
| Newspaper bosses have said their proposals would introduce a rigorous system of regulation but keep the press free from state interference. | Newspaper bosses have said their proposals would introduce a rigorous system of regulation but keep the press free from state interference. |
| In a statement in response to the latest announcement, they said: "We have always said the independent royal charter would be open to consultation and are confident it will receive the widespread public support shown in opinion polls. | In a statement in response to the latest announcement, they said: "We have always said the independent royal charter would be open to consultation and are confident it will receive the widespread public support shown in opinion polls. |
| "It already has the backing of the vast majority of the newspaper and magazine industry." | "It already has the backing of the vast majority of the newspaper and magazine industry." |
| Ethics and standards | Ethics and standards |
| These proposals are supported by most of the country's national, regional and local newspapers and magazines. | These proposals are supported by most of the country's national, regional and local newspapers and magazines. |
| The Guardian and the Independent are the only two national newspaper titles out of 11 that have not signed up. | The Guardian and the Independent are the only two national newspaper titles out of 11 that have not signed up. |
| It has been supported by some politicians, including London Mayor Boris Johnson and Commons culture committee chairman John Whittingdale. | It has been supported by some politicians, including London Mayor Boris Johnson and Commons culture committee chairman John Whittingdale. |
| But campaign group Hacked Off has accused the industry of "unilaterally rejecting" the findings of the Leveson Inquiry. | But campaign group Hacked Off has accused the industry of "unilaterally rejecting" the findings of the Leveson Inquiry. |
| The inquiry was set up to investigate press ethics and standards in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World. | The inquiry was set up to investigate press ethics and standards in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World. |