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Hacked Off petition wants every word of Leveson's report implemented Both Ed Miliband and Labour's deputy chairman Tom Watson have urged their Twitter followers to sign Tom Watson also emailed all party members to mobilise support Culture Secretary Maria Miller calls for 'cross-party consensus'

By Jason Groves and Gerri Peev

PUBLISHED: 19:44 EST, 2 December 2012 | UPDATED: 12:48 EST, 3 December 2012

Labour was last night accused of attempting to hijack a petition calling for new laws to shackle the Press.

The petition, launched by the father of Madeleine McCann last week, urges the three party leaders to implement every word of Lord Justice Levesons 2,000-page report on press standards.

Set up by the Hacked Off protest group, it has been widely portrayed as non-partisan campaign.

Petition: Gerry McCann, left, and Christopher Jefferies, right, launch the Hacked Off petition, urging the Government to implement all recommendations made by the Leveson Report

But last night it emerged the Labour Party is using its own resources to mobilise support for the petition.

It hopes to force David Cameron to back down on his pledge to protect free speech by shunning Lord Levesons call for a state-backed regulator.

Today it emerged both the Prime Minister and Lord Justice Leveson have been called to give evidence to a powerful parliamentary committee on his plans for press regulation.

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Labour's bid to hijack Hacked Off petition to shackle British Press by implementing Leveson report in full

The Duchess Of Cambridge Visits Liverpool

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 14: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge hugs a young girl as she visits Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust on February 14, 2012 in Liverpool, England. The Duchess has spent the day in Liverpool and arrived at Alder Hey Hospital after a visit to 'The Brink'. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

The Duchess of Cambridge hugs six-year-old Diamond Marshall as the Royal Couple arrives in Calgary Thursday, July 7, 2011.

The Duchess of Cambridge hugs six-year-old Diamond Marshall as the Royal Couple arrives in Calgary Thursday, July 7, 2011.

RETRANSMITTED ADDING NAME OF CHILDThe Duchess of Cambridge is hugged by three year old Nancy Williams, from the Old School Nursery in Knotty Ash, as she arrives at Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool.

PETERBOROUGH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 28: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge meets Emma Henson , aged 7 at Peterborough City Hospital during an official visit to Peterborough on November 28, 2012 in Peterborough, England. (Photo by Mark Large - WPA Pool /Getty Images)

PANGBOURNE, UNITED KINGDOM: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visits St. Andrew's School on November 30, 2012 in Pangbourne, England. The Duchess returned to her old school she attended between 1986 till 1995 to meet students and teachers. (Photo by Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

PANGBOURNE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 30: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge takes part in a day of activities and festivities to mark the occasion of St Andrew's Day at St Andrew's School on November 30, 2012 in Pangbourne, Berkshire, England. The Duchess visited the Pre-Prep School for under-5s, unveiled a plaque to officially open a new artificial turf playing field and met members of the school's hockey team, which she played for during her time as a pupil at the school (1986-1995). The Duchess also toured the school privately and watched the school's Progressive Games which are traditional games played indoors by teachers and students on St. Andrew's Day. (Photo by Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 10: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge meets a young member of the public during an impromptu walkabout outside their residence on July 10, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The newly married Royal Couple are on the final day of their first joint overseas tour to the USA. They arrived on Friday after spending 9 days in Canada. The couple started off their tour of North America by joining millions of Canadians in taking part in Canada Day celebrations which mark Canada's 144th Birthday. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

The Duchess of Cambridge talks to Riley Oldford, 6, at Yellowknife Airport, before boarding a plane with the Duke of Cambridge as they leave north west Canada following their visit.

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MEXICO CITY (AP) When writing in Spanish, it is perfectly acceptable to use the word "sandwich" to describe a tasty snack held together with two pieces of bread, to employ "parquear" to describe putting your vehicle in a garage or parking lot, and to type "vermu" when referring to the aromatized wine essential to concocting a martini or Manhattan cocktail.

Although such words may get on some Spanish speakers' nerves, they represent the continual evolution of the language, say the authors of the new Spanish stylebook by The Associated Press, the Manual de Estilo Online de la AP. "Nocaut" is correctly used to describe a knockout in the boxing ring, they say. "Cederron" can be used when talking about a CD-ROM.

Mexican poet and environmentalist Homero Aridjis will be among the well-known writers and journalists joining AP editors on Monday to discuss such Spanish language usage during the Latin America launch of the new reference tool. El Milenio newspaper columnist Carlos Puig and journalist Rossana Fuentes, a vice president with magazine publisher Grupo Expansion, will also be panelists.

"The Manual de Estilo is for language lovers," said Marjorie Miller, AP editor for Latin America and the Caribbean and the Spanish Service. She called the resource "a fascinating window into the evolution of modern, universal Spanish."

"Editors of the English-language stylebook receive about 50 questions a week on usage via Ask the Editor," said Miller, referring to a feature on the AP Stylebook website, http://www.apstylebook.com/ , that allows subscribers to seek clarification and guidance on style issues.

"We hope to have the same kind of online engagement with our Spanish-speaking subscribers to help grow and refine our Manual de Estilo," she added.

The new manual is designed as a guide for Spanish-language journalists, writers, editors and scholars of the language spoken by an estimated 450 million people globally.

Among the thorny questions it tackles include how to deal with modern technological terms, such as whether "tuitear" can be used to talk about sending a "tweet" from a Twitter account. The resource also weighs in on whether "emoticono" can be employed for the word "emoticon" and whether "faxear" should be used to refer to sending a document on a facsimile machine. (Yes, yes and yes.)

Available only on the Internet, the guide includes thousands of entries just like in AP's English stylebook, which has long been an invaluable resource for American journalists.

Also available online, the English stylebook is an essential reference for good writing. With the Spanish-language version, the original concept remains: to provide a uniform presentation of the printed word, to make a story written anywhere understandable everywhere.

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AP launches Spanish stylebook in Latin America

After a weekend of enthralling Premier League action, Word on the Tweet returns with the world of footballs best tweets about all things unrelated to the sport.

The West Brom boys are in high spirits at training as they find themselves in fourth position in the league table despite two consecutive losses, whilst Kevin-Prince Boateng has a cheeky dig at Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets for diving.

All that, and stacks more, in Mondays Word on the Tweet

"Banter at training was on fire today!!"

"Guess the locker....... pic.twitter.com/qjgXzdEr"

West Brom midfielder Steven Reid (pictured, right) and his team-mates are in high spirits, but its proving to be a problem for some as one unlucky player has his locker sabotaged at training.

"Some mistakenly feel #Leveson is about a state controlled press. No one wants that. Worse still perhaps is a press controlled state?"

"Interestingly some of you say I should have no view on politics. Even if you disagree with me I'm as entitled to my opinion as the next man."

Ex-Tottenham striker and TV pundit Gary Lineker shares his views on the Leveson Report, before quickly being shot-down by his followers. WOTT senses a political showdown between Lineker and Monsieur Barton in the offing.

"New Song of usher-dive!!!love it...;-)"

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Word on the Tweet: The West Brom boys sabotage a team-mate's locker and Boateng has a dig at Suarez and Busquets

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