Ex-Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to apologise to MPs over her expenses claims, after a standards investigation.

Speaker John Bercow writes to all MPs urging them to co-operate with the independent review of expenses claims.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Belfast for a series of meetings with Northern Ireland's political leaders.

Gordon Brown urges MPs to repay expenses claimed up to five years ago if asked to do so following an audit ordered after the furore.

Gordon Brown is to announce the sale of £16bn worth of government assets in an attempt to shore up public finances.

The results of an investigation into the expense claims of Jacqui Smith, the former home secretary, are to be published.

At least 20 climate change protesters are still camped out on the roof of Parliament.

Hillary Clinton says an attack on Pakistan's army HQ shows an increasing militant threat, but its nuclear arms remain safe.

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Home Secretary Alan Johnson says David Cameron's criticism of big government in his conference speech was "rubbish".