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May 2009

May 31, 2009

Brown says electoral reform is under consideration

The Prime Minister was talking to BBC1's Andrew Marr.

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May 30, 2009

Elliot Morley to step down after claiming for phantom mortgage

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May 27, 2009

Labour party committee meets todays to discuss the cases of four Labour MPs embroiled in the expenses scandal

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May 26, 2009

Meg Munn MP's husband gets paid £5,000 by other Labour MPs for tax advice

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May 25, 2009

Alistair Darling and other Cabinet ministers use allowances to compile tax returns

The latest revelations from The Telegraph also expose Labour ministers buying digital cameras and an iPhone courtesy of taxpayers.

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May 22, 2009

'Grow Britain out of recession with Labour or Tory cuts for everyone'

Labour's second broadcast for the European Elections:

This was the first:

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May 21, 2009

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced all Gurkha veterans who served in the British Army before 1997 will be able to settle in the UK

[Note the near-empty Commons].

Earlier Joanna Lulmey celebrated victory:

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May 20, 2009

Gordon Brown says that the House of Commons "mustn't operate like a Gentleman's Club"

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May 16, 2009

Another Labour MP likely to be suspended over false mortgage claims

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May 15, 2009

Margaret Beckett heckled on Question Time for "mealy-mouthed" defence of expense claims

Former Liberal Democrat leader Ming Campbell also receives rough treatment.

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