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Crucial vote looms on British press laws

British MPs were on Monday to take a crucial vote on press regulation, with senior government members claiming a deal could still be brokered despite the breakdown of cross-party talks.

Britain's Conservative Party Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Liberal Democrat Party Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg attend a joint press conference inside 10 Downing Street in London on January 7, 2013. British MPs were on Monday to take a crucial vote on press regulation, with senior government members claiming a deal could still be brokered despite the breakdown of cross-party talks.

Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday abandoned discussions with Deputy PM Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrat junior coalition partners, and opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband.

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