PM calls for unity as Coalition braces for split over Leveson In an unprecedented move, Nick Clegg today appeared to have won the approval of the Commons Speaker, John Bercow, to make a separate response to the Leveson Report, after David Cameron, at the same Government dispatch box this afternoon. The two men are due to meet this morning to try to thrash out a joint approach to the report, but admit this may prove impossible. In an attempt to win Liberal Democrat support, the Prime Minister is expected to reject the proposals from the Press Complaints Commission for self-regulation of the newspaper industry and will open the door to a form of regulation that is more independent of the industry - but without Parliamentary legislation. But should Lord Justice Leveson come out strongly in favour of statutory regulation, this may not be enough to win over Mr Clegg, who is determined not to be seen to be giving in to a concerted lobbying campaign by newspapers. If that is the case, he will make his own response to the report from the Government benches, setting out how his party sees the future of press regulation. "We would obviously prefer not to do this," said a Liberal Democrat source. But clearly we have to examine our options if we can't agree on a joint way forward. This is as a unique set of circumstances. If there isn't a collective government view we should be able to express our views. A spokeswoman for the Speaker suggested he would not stand in Mr Clegg's way. "If there was a request from the Government for a second statement that would be a matter for the Government," she said. Both Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg spent this afternoon huddled with aides attempting to digest and formulate a response to Lord Justice Leveson's report to the report from the Government benches, setting out how his party sees the future of press regulation. Both Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg spent this afternoon huddled with aides attempting to digest and formulate a response to Lord Justice Leveson's report which was delivered to Downing Street this lunchtime and was said by Government sources to run, in its entirety, to some 2,000 pages. As he left Prime Minister's Questions today, Mr Cameron quipped to Mr Clegg: "Right, let's go away and do our reading." In public Mr Cameron promised to seek cross-party agreement on newspaper regulation. The Culture Secretary Maria Miller will meet her opposite number Harriet Harman after the publication of the report to try to agree a joint way forward. But with Labour backing some form of statutory regulation - should that be recommended by the report - and many close to Mr Cameron opposed to it, any united cross party approach looks unlikely. In the Commons Mr Cameron warned newspapers that the "status quo" could not continue, and said he wanted to end up with an "independent regulatory system that can deliver." "This Government set up Leveson because of unacceptable practices in parts of the media and because of a failed regulatory system," he said. The Labour leader Ed Miliband welcomed Mr Cameron's commitment to consensus and insisted he wanted "real change." The Tory MP Philip Davies said statutory regulation of the press was a straight choice, with no third way alternative. He said: "Can I warn you not to be remembered as the prime minister who introduced state regulation of the press. A free press is an essential part of a free democracy. Mr Cameron replied: "I would agree that a free press is absolutely vital to democracy. We should recognise all the press has done and should continue doing to uncover wrong doing, to stand up to the powerful, this is vitally important. Whatever the changes we make, we want a robust and free press in our country. Ahead of today's publication, The Spectator magazine said it would defy any attempt at statutory regulation. In a leading article, it said it would accept contractually binding self-regulation but would not sign up to anything "enforced by government." If such a group is constituted we will not attend its meetings, pay its fines nor heed its menaces. We would still obey the [other] laws of the land. But to join any scheme which subordinates press to parliament would be a betrayal of what this paper has stood for since its inception in 1828," the unsigned piece read. In his first intervention on the issue, News International's chief executive, who was brought in after the resignation of Rebekah Brooks, also warned that statutory regulation would "cross the Rubicon." Tom Mockridge said there needed to be "fundamental" reform of media regulation, but insisted that phone hacking victims such as Milly Dowler's parents should not be able to determine how it is done. "There's a strong view across the industry and outside it that the previous structure wasn't fully effective," he said. But you still do not cross the Rubicon. Once the state intervenes, the state intervenes. The people who argue for state regulation are saying they are going to trust the politicians in this country for another 300 years not to exploit that, and that is a trust too far. Mr Mockridge said no single individual should be able to determine what reforms are brought in, whether it was a member of the Dowler family or the Prime Minister. "They [victims] have a unique moral voice in this but it doesn't mean they determine the legislation of the state that governs free speech," he said. Timetable: The Judgement In Full Six copies of the Leveson Inquiry report were handed to the Prime Minister, David Cameron, with one copy expected to be handed to his Liberal Democrat deputy, Nick Clegg. 8am: Labour leader Ed Miliband receives a copy of report. 1.30pm: Lord Leveson publishes his report on Levesoninquiry.org.uk - where it can be viewed for free by the public. Lord Leveson reads a statement on the report at QE2 Centre, Westminster. The judge will treat the statement like a judgment and will not take questions. He will leave soon afterwards for a conference on privacy in Australia. 3pm: David Cameron makes a statement to the House of Commons. Afterwards, Ed Miliband and MPs will give their responses. 4pm: The Hacked Off campaign holds a press conference. 3 December Full debate in the House of Commons on press regulation.