Senior politicians are reported to have rejected the newspaper-backed plan for press regulation, claiming that the proposals were flawed and lacking independence.
Britain has had a free press for 300 years, and whilst illegal activity at newspapers, such as phone hacking, should be prosecuted under the law, that is not a reason to limit such a basic right as freedom of the press.
UK regulations may soon regulate all tweeters, bloggers, and other people who post on the Internet as part of a new system of press regulation.
A deal is reported to have been agreed between the three main parties on the future of press regulation after over night talks were held between Nick Clegg, Ed Miliband, and a senior Tory minister.
Cross-party talks on reforms to the press in the wake of the Leveson report have broken down, prime minister David Cameron has confirmed