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Mystery surrounds repayment list
Westminster's attempt at greater transparency on MPs’ expenses has hit a mysterious roadblock after it emerged that a committee chaired by John Bercow, the new Commons Speaker, quietly shelved the official list of repayments.
Captain Brown has a shipmate on board the SS Excess Baggage
The decks are being cleared and the unsightly policy baggage thrown overboard as the rival captains look to the choppy electoral waters ahead.
Cameron calls for cut now to ease pain later
David Cameron has urged the government to start making budget savings now to ease the pain of what he said were inevitable deep spending cuts later.
PM continues rail tour
Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday got a first-hand view of the major rail line that the government will soon be taking over. Continuing his tour of Britain, Mr Brown travelled on the East Coast Main Line, which is to temporarily come under state ownership.
Minister reported for ‘breaking by-election rules’
Conservatives have accused a government minister of breaching “purdah” rules, which bar spending public money to influence the outcome of an election.
Sheridan bid for city seat
Tommy Sheridan has launched a bid to replace former Commons Speaker Michael Martin as MP for Glasgow North-East. The Solidarity Party leader has vowed to fight against MPs' expenses if he is successful in the upcoming by-election.
Filipino crew win temporary reprieve over deportation
Filipino fishing crewmen threatened with deportation have been given a temporary reprieve, it was announced yesterday. A deal between the Scottish Government and the UK Border Agency will give more time for fishing boat owners to comply with the rules.
Holyrood support for rocket range jobs
The Scottish Government has pledged its support for the campaign to save the 125 jobs on the Uists under threat from the Ministry of Defence’s plan to transfer posts from the Hebrides rocket range to Aberporth in South Wales.
MSPs of most parties snub Queen’s visit to Holyrood
Almost 50 MSPs snubbed the Queen's visit to Holyrood yesterday to mark the 10th anniversary of devolution.
Delay Sir Alan’s appointment until sex discrimination case resolved, says peer
Sir Alan Sugar, Gordon Brown’s enterprise tsar, is facing a challenge to his appointment as a peer that would allow him to join the cabinet.
Brown in clean-up bill defeat
Plans to clean up Westminster by tightening the rules on MPs' conduct were described as a shambolic mess last night after the Government lost a vote to allow parliamentary proceedings to be admissible as evidence in court.
BBC boss overpaid, says Hunt
Vicky Shaw Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt said yesterday that BBC director general Mark Thompson is overpaid as the MP called for a "reality check".
Row erupts over peerage for disgraced ex-Speaker
Michael Martin, the former Commons Speaker, was on course last night to become Lord Martin of Springburn after the Queen gave the green light to his ennoblement.
Trident costs questioned after £9bn defence budget hole claim
A "£9bn hole" in the British defence budget means Britain should drastically restructure its armed forces, the authors of an independent report have claimed.
MPs hit out at ‘rushed’ expenses bill
The government was accused of acting with "indecent haste" over emergency legislation being rushed through Parliament to clean up the MPs' expenses regime.
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