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| Press regulation: Newspapers 'could take legal action' | Press regulation: Newspapers 'could take legal action' |
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| Newspapers could take legal action in the European courts to prevent new press regulations coming into force, a senior industry figure has said. | Newspapers could take legal action in the European courts to prevent new press regulations coming into force, a senior industry figure has said. |
| The Privy Council has rejected press proposals for a royal charter and will now consider the government's plans. | The Privy Council has rejected press proposals for a royal charter and will now consider the government's plans. |
| Times executive editor Roger Alton told the BBC that should those plans be approved it would be an "unjust law". | Times executive editor Roger Alton told the BBC that should those plans be approved it would be an "unjust law". |
| Culture Secretary Maria Miller has said newspapers' own proposals do not comply with parts of the Leveson report. | Culture Secretary Maria Miller has said newspapers' own proposals do not comply with parts of the Leveson report. |
| 'Free press' | 'Free press' |
| Mr Alton told the BBC's Newsnight programme that the industry had made "extraordinary concessions" on regulation. | Mr Alton told the BBC's Newsnight programme that the industry had made "extraordinary concessions" on regulation. |
| He said "there are laws engulfing the press" already and no new laws were required. | He said "there are laws engulfing the press" already and no new laws were required. |
| He suggested that if the government's royal charter was approved the press could look to a judicial review or "could go to Europe because we think it's an unjust law. | He suggested that if the government's royal charter was approved the press could look to a judicial review or "could go to Europe because we think it's an unjust law. |
| "We completely accept the need to change the nature of regulation, we've put in place a whole heap of things. | "We completely accept the need to change the nature of regulation, we've put in place a whole heap of things. |
| "What we don't want to have is a statutory body because that is essentially the end of 300 years of a free press." | "What we don't want to have is a statutory body because that is essentially the end of 300 years of a free press." |
| Mr Alton appeared on Newsnight in a personal capacity, not as a representative of his newspaper. | Mr Alton appeared on Newsnight in a personal capacity, not as a representative of his newspaper. |
| 'Improved' proposals | 'Improved' proposals |
| Earlier, Ms Miller told MPs that newspaper proposals for a royal charter covering press regulation had been rejected by the Privy Council. | Earlier, Ms Miller told MPs that newspaper proposals for a royal charter covering press regulation had been rejected by the Privy Council. |
| She referred to principles in the Leveson report into press standards, such as independence and access to arbitration. | She referred to principles in the Leveson report into press standards, such as independence and access to arbitration. |
| The alternative plans proposed by the government after cross-party talks would now be "improved", she added. | The alternative plans proposed by the government after cross-party talks would now be "improved", she added. |
| Ministers were said to be willing to consider some of the industry's ideas. | Ministers were said to be willing to consider some of the industry's ideas. |
| Their proposals for a royal charter will be put forward for approval on 30 October at a specially convened meeting of the Privy Council - an ancient body which advises the Queen, most of whose active members are senior politicians. | |
| The Privy Council will meet on Wednesday to be informed that the press industry proposal for a royal charter will not be proceeded with but there will be no further discussion of the cross-party royal charter proposal. | |
| Campaign group Hacked Off said the rejection of the industry's charter was "long overdue". | Campaign group Hacked Off said the rejection of the industry's charter was "long overdue". |
| Options for the self-regulation of the press were proposed in the wake of the Leveson Inquiry, set up in July 2011 after it emerged journalists working for the now-closed News of the World had hacked into the mobile phone of murdered Surrey schoolgirl Milly Dowler. | Options for the self-regulation of the press were proposed in the wake of the Leveson Inquiry, set up in July 2011 after it emerged journalists working for the now-closed News of the World had hacked into the mobile phone of murdered Surrey schoolgirl Milly Dowler. |
| But politicians and the newspapers have clashed over the details of a royal charter to set up a new official regulator. | But politicians and the newspapers have clashed over the details of a royal charter to set up a new official regulator. |
| The government's proposals, published in March, won Parliamentary backing. | The government's proposals, published in March, won Parliamentary backing. |
| The industry's plans were formally proposed by the majority of the UK's newspaper groups in July amid concerns the government charter gave politicians too much power. | The industry's plans were formally proposed by the majority of the UK's newspaper groups in July amid concerns the government charter gave politicians too much power. |
| New press regulator: Proposals compared | New press regulator: Proposals compared |
| Political involvement: | Political involvement: |
| "Recognition" panel: | "Recognition" panel: |
| Appointments process: | Appointments process: |
| Corrections and apologies: | Corrections and apologies: |
| Arbitration: | Arbitration: |