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"We were told it would be Raging Bull and he gave us Chicken Run." PMQs Sketch: Downfall of a deputy The discomfort in the Commons chamber was palpable. MPs just didn't know how to respond to the dramatic, emotionally-laden resignation speech from deputy Speaker Nigel Evans. PMQs as-it-happened Follow all the twists and turns of Ed Miliband and David Cameron's clash at prime minister's questions (PMQs) with our dedicated live blog. Other news Boris Johnson heckled by firefighters Boris Johnson was today heckled by firefighters as he defended his plans to close fire stations and cut firefighter jobs across London. Michael Gove: Poor to blame for food banks Michael Gove has been accused of insulting people living in poverty, after he suggested they only had themselves to blame for using food banks. Stop the gloating, Cable tells Osborne George Osborne's gloating over the economic recovery is unjustified and premature, Vince Cable has warned. UN's housing expert 'shocked' by bedroom tax The coalition government's 'bedroom tax' policy could infringe its victims' human rights, a United Nations investigator has warned. Cameron: Syrian chemical weapons deal 'should be taken seriously' A Russian proposal for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons supply should be taken seriously, the prime minister said today. Comment Comment: Syrians won't benefit from this unworkable chemical weapons fudge Even if Syria complied with the Russian initiative, the regime has enough conventional and biological weapons to continue their assault on the Syrian people. It's parties, not politics, that voters don't care about Ed Miliband's vision of a new mass membership organisation is nothing more than a dream. The reality, as the hard data from today's British Social Attitudes survey shows, is that the party system in Britain is dying a long, drawn-out, painful death. Comment: Miliband's union battle will be about spending, not funding Ed Miliband's big union battle will be over what the next Labour government would spend, not party funding arrangements.	BSIA: Vacant property protection still paramount one year on from law change Last Sunday (1st September) marked the one year anniversary of the anti-squatting law that made residential squatting a criminal offence. The milestone also saw squatters’ internet sites[1] encouraging action in order to mark the anniversary. As such, the Vacant Property Protection Group of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is reiterating to owners and landlords of vacant commercial properties the importance of securing and protecting their premises. BHA: Girl Guides, Rainbows, and Brownies promise to be inclusive of the non-religious The Girl Guides, Rainbows and Brownies are for the first time inclusive of atheists and agnostics after a new Promise comes into force today which is, for the first time, inclusive of atheists and agnostics. TACT welcomes continuing increase in adoption numbers TACT (The Adolescent and Children’s Trust) today welcomed the announcement from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), that the number of adoptions made in the UK in 2012 had risen by nearly ten per cent. This follows an increase in 2011 of six per cent. Rio Tinto loads first ship from its 290 Mt/a expansion programme Rio Tinto has achieved the significant milestone of loading the first shipment of iron ore from its expanded port, rail and mine operations in Australia. This marks the commencement of commissioning of the expansion programme, which will see overall capacity for Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations in Western Australia increase to 290 million tonnes a year. Boeing Forecasts Increased Global Demand for Airline Pilots Boeing projects the commercial aviation industry will need more than one million new pilots and technicians to support the expanding demand for new airplane deliveries over the next two decades. Voice: Speaking and listening in GCSE languages are essential Voice: the union for education professionals has commented on the announcement by Ofqual to remove the assessment of speaking and listening from GCSE grades in English and English Language. IET: Engineering chief: more universities must share research with SMEs The outgoing President of Europe’s largest engineering body is calling for more universities to give small and medium sized businesses open access to the intellectual property (IP) that they create. BFAWU: Strike action at Hovis (Premier Foods), Wigan The Hovis strikes are about the casualisation of the food industry and a race to the bottom. IFAW: Cameron's badger cull at odds with science Cameron’s cull is going ahead at odds with science and common sense, says the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

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