David Cameron fails to challenge Hungary on draconian press laws Earlier this week Maria Miller, the Culture Secretary, rejected proposals by newspapers to establish a system of self-regulation backed by fines of up to £1million for those who breach the code. It comes as Lord Justice Leveson, who led a public inquiry into press regulation, is today expected to clash with MPs after saying it would be "wrong" for him to discuss issues of press regulation. The Index on Censorship, which campaigns for greater press freedom, described Mr Cameron's failure to confront Mr Orban as "a great shame." A spokesman said: "They have introduced some of the most terrifying press and media ownership laws since the Cold War. It is really at the front line of censorship in Europe at the moment. It seems a great shame that the Prime Minister would not even raise this. Earlier this year the media watchdog in Hungary tried to close down the biggest opposition radio station in Hungary and replace it with a pro-government broadcaster. The move provoked protests from thousands of listeners. The country's new constitution also withdraws official recognition from over 300 religious denominations, including Islam, Buddhism and several Catholic orders. A Downing Street spokesman insisted "nothing was off the table" during their discussions but confirmed that Hungary's human rights record had not been the focus for discussions. He said: "They agreed that the EU must reform to become more competitive, flexible and accountable and stressed the importance of a flexible EU which respects the sovereignty of member states. They also agreed on the need for safeguards to protect the integrity of the single market as a whole, and the interests of non-Eurozone countries, as the Eurozone moves towards banking and financial union. The PM set out his priorities for the October European Council, including cutting red tape for European businesses. MPs will today attempt to question MPs about press regulation. Sir Brian yesterday said that people were "perfectly entitled to disagree" with him and that some critics think he made "lots of monumental blunder." However, he said that his report on press regulation, which was published in November, was his "best shot" and had been set out in "extremely tedious" detail. He is today due to appear before the Culture, Media and Sport select committee, where MPs want to question him about press regulation. John Whittingdale, the conservative chairman of the culture select committee, said: "I think the committee would be very concerned if he wasn't even prepared to entertain that discussion. He spent a great deal of time doing a lot of work on this and he is best put to advise about it.