The Daily Telegraph said the Prime Minister threatened to veto the central recommendation of the Leveson Report on the press, warning new press laws would "cross the Rubicon" and undermine the centuries-old principle of free speech. Full story >>
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If someone in authority vetoes something, they forbid it, or stop it being put into action. • Councillors have vetoed the site of a new quick-response ambulance station – because it would involve chopping down trees.