Wednesday, 5 March 2014

PMQs special - politics.co.uk

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"This may be a laughing matter for them, but it's not for the people in the north of England"

PMQs

PMQs verdict: This truce won't last long

Tory backbenchers were in giggle mode this week

If you don't entertain them, you can't pack hundreds of MPs into a tiny chamber and expect them to behave

PMQs as-it-happened

PMQs: Miliband vs Cameron

Missed this week's PMQs? Catch up here.

In other news...

UK reviewing arms exports to Russia

Russian troops' presence in the Crimea region is prompting international response

All existing export licences under scrutiny

Blair 'reaching for cheque book' to rescue Labour's bank balance

Tony Blair's office strenuously denies he is now worth £75 million

Source close to ex-PM confirms a big donation is possible

May Day: Downing Street withholds report which humiliates home secretary

May Day: Report will cast doubt on home secretary's statements

Report which would show immigration figures cited by home secretary to be false is been withheld by Downing Street

Comment and Analysis

Comment: The UN's bullying tactics on drugs show how scared it is of reform

Ian Dunt: 'It is as comprehensive an admittance of defeat as could be imagined'

Prohibitionists have resorted to threats and intimidation to keep their disastrous system of drug control alive.

Comment: If we don't act now, obesity will overcome the NHS

Rob Flello: When it comes to obesity, time isn't something we have on our side

Obesity will become a £50 billion a year problem within 30 years – and in the meantime, it could bankrupt the NHS

The importance of being idle: Why Ukip's MEPs should trumpet their laziness

It all gets too much for this Ukip conference delegate at the party's spring gathering in Torquay

Attacking Nigel Farage and his party's MEPs for laziness in Strasbourg risks backfiring

Comment: Ukip takes its eye off the prize

Paul Smyth: 'To become a true force in domestic British politics it is imperative Ukip's centre of gravity shifts from Brussels to the UK'

The party's obsession with Brussels means the local elections could slip through its fingers

New apprenticeship standard for electricians receives Government approval

A proposed new electrotechnical apprenticeship standard, led by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), has received Government approval today.

Tax charity launches enhanced information and support for disabled people and their carers

Disabled people who take on a carer or personal assistant now have access to additional information and support, following the launch of an enhanced version of the Disability Tax Guide website.

Three Muslim state schools identified as discriminating when hiring staff on the basis of sex

Madani Boys School was at the centre of controversy after it emerged that it had advertised for teachers while restricting both jobs to males, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has discovered two more.

Degree-level apprenticeship in space launched by Government

The first degree-level apprenticeship in space has been launched by Skills Minister Matthew Hancock at the National Space Centre in Leicester.

Belgium to crush entire ivory stockpile

On the inaugural UN World Wildlife Day, the Belgian government announced that it would destroy its entire stockpile of illegal ivory seized by customs.

Vaccine could protect against cancer caused by organ transplants

Research & medical benefits: Vaccine could protect against cancer caused by organ transplants.

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