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MPs' spouses 'to fight job ban'

Spouses who are employed by MPs are preparing to look into legal action if they are barred from their jobs.

MP told to repay £63,250 expenses

Tory MP Bernard Jenkin has been asked to pay back £63,250 by expenses auditor Sir Thomas Legg.

PM 'must intervene' over TA cuts

A Labour MP calls on Gordon Brown to intervene to reverse the planned reduction in training for Territorial Army units.

No 10 denies President Blair push

Reports Gordon Brown is helping lobby for ex-PM Tony Blair to become European president are speculation, says No 10.

Deselection meeting 'over affair'

A Conservative parliamentary candidate faces the possibility of deselection over an affair she had with a Tory MP four years ago.

Mills loses bribery case appeal

David Mills loses his appeal against a conviction for accepting a bribe from Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Scots election reform 'too slow'

The Electoral Commission urges faster action to improve the system for overseeing Scottish elections.

Lack of UK justice risks 'mayhem'

Denying people access to justice risks civil disorder and violence, the most senior judge in England and Wales tells the BBC.

De-selection vote 'over affair'

A Conservative parliamentary candidate faces a de-selection vote over an affair she had with a Tory MP four years ago.

Postal union plans legal action

The Communication Workers Union plans legal action to stop Royal Mail using agency staff to clear the backlog of post.