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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/leaders-step-up-pressure-on-mubarak.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Anti-government protesters set up barricades with damaged army trucks in Cairo's main square (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-leaders-step-up-pressure-on-mubarak.jpg" alt="Anti-government protesters set up barricades with damaged army trucks in Cairo's main square (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>David Cameron has joined with other European leaders to step up the pressure on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to end his 30-year rule and give up the reins of power.</p>
<p>In a joint statement, Mr Cameron and the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Spain said the process of transition to a new, broad-based government &#8220;must start now&#8221;.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Foreign Office said it is chartering a second aircraft to bring home Britons stranded in the Egyptian capital Cairo.</p>
<p>Following Wednesday&#8217;s violent clashes between supporters of the beleaguered president and demonstrators demanding change, the European leaders said the right to peaceful protest must be respected.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are watching with utmost concern the deteriorating situation in Egypt,&#8221; they said in their statement. &#8220;The Egyptian people must be able to exercise freely their right to peaceful assembly, and enjoy the full protection of the security forces. Attacks against journalists are completely unacceptable.</p>
<p>&#8220;We condemn all those who use or encourage violence, which will only aggravate the political crisis in Egypt. Only a quick and orderly transition to a broad-based government will make it possible to overcome the challenges Egypt is now facing. That transition process must start now.&#8221;</p>
<p>Their statement echoed calls by the White House which has been demanding that America&#8217;s old ally &#8211; who has said he will not stand for election again in September &#8211; should begin the process of political transition immediately.</p>
<p>Mr Cameron&#8217;s official spokesman said: &#8220;We will continue to use all channels to bring pressure to bear on the regime.&#8221;</p>
<p>With the protesters continuing to claim that the pro-Mubarak supporters who attacked them in Cairo&#8217;s Tahrir Square were thugs hired by the regime, Downing Street again warned that such behaviour is unacceptable.</p>
<p>The Foreign Office said that it had decided to charter a second aircraft due to &#8220;the continuing fluidity and unpredictability of the situation in Egypt&#8221;, adding that it will leave Cairo on Saturday.</p>
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