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Tory plays down call to double MPs' pay

20.08.09

Senior Tory Sir Patrick Cormack sought today to play down his call for MPs' salaries to be doubled, calling reports 'a bit of a distortion'... more

MPs’ pay should be raised and reformed

19.08.09

The Tory MP, Sir Patrick Cormack will win himself few friends with his call for MPs’ pay to be doubled... more

Double our pay to £130k says senior Tory MP

19.08.09

David Cameron today distanced himself from a senior Tory who wants MPs’ salaries doubled to £130,000... more

Second Tory moans 'being an MP is an expensive business'

13.08.09

David Cameron's bid to defuse the Alan Duncan expenses row was derailed when another Tory MP complained about his salary... more

MPs' expenses reform should not be rushed

22.07.09

MPs go off on their three-month summer break today knowing that their standing in the public estimation is, after the expenses scandal, lower than it has been for as long as anyone can remember... more

Speaker rivals pledge (slight) change to restore public trust

22.06.09

A sombre House of Commons accepted the need for cautious reform as MPs gathered to choose a new Speaker in the wake of the expenses scandal... more

Ann Widdecombe makes bid to become new Speaker

11.06.09

Ann Widdecombe has joined the race to be Speaker of the House of Commons, saying she wanted to "clean up the place"... more

Speaker lynched over expenses scandal in last-ditch bid to save job

18.05.09

Michael Martin grovelled for his job this afternoon in the Commons as he came under devastating attack from MPs... more

Rebels in the vote

01.05.09

The vote to scrap second home allowances for outer London MPs was opposed by 39 Members... more

Brown attacks Tory rebel as ex-Sun editor says he'll fight seat

13.06.08

David Davis's by-election plan was attacked as a "farce" by Gordon Brown today as the Monster Raving Loony Party and a former editor of The Sun emerged as the Tory MP's main opponents... more

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