Watchdog urges MP spending checks
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Politicians should be subjected to greater checks on how they spend allowances, sleaze watchdog says
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A complaint against Commons Speaker Michael Martin's use of air miles is being considered by MPs' standards watchdog
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Justice Secretary Jack Straw orders an inquiry into claims an MP was bugged as he visited a constituent in jail.
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An efficiency drive is putting the Office for National Statistics under intense pressure, say MPs.
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Campaigners say Whitehall wants even litter-droppers on crime database.
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The Tories have today called for an inquiry into Gordon Brown's leadership campaign amid claims his bid to become the next prime minister is being partially bankrolled by senior businessmen he employed at the Treasury.
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A Conservative MP bids to give parents the right to know if underage daughters are being advised on abortion.
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The deaths of four cyclists prompt an MP to urge greater safety measures in a Westminster debate.
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Millionaire tells Commons committee about being asked for a loan
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An MP calls for nail bar regulation and a ban on a potentially harmful chemical used in outlets.
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As damage to homes hit by the London tornado is assessed,  an MP calls for government help.
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Congress' watchdog should  investigate how financial products are sold on military bases,  two senators urged on Wednesday, after reports some insurers  and mutual fund companies target soldiers with pricey,  questionable products.
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Food and clothing items should be labelled to show how much people were paid to produce them, MPs say.
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A watchdog group asked the Justice Department on Thursday to investigate whether a congressman broke the law by not paying taxes and using his office's resources for campaign activities.
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A Yorkshire MP calls for a police investigation into the business dealings surrounding Leeds Utd.
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The head of the government's spending watchdog has been cleared of wrongdoing over his Â£336,000 travel bill.
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The government's spending watchdog has attacked the Home Office for spending Â£28m on an asylum detention centre that it never built.