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| By Emma Griffiths 1157 Margaret Beckett defends comments made at the weekend on the state of the housing market. She says mortgage approvals are "on the floor" but estate agents were seeing an increase in people looking for homes. She says she did not make any predictions of recovery in the housing market. She says until they can get mortgages, it did not consitute a recovery. | |
| 1156: Sir Menzies tells the Daily Politics the current unemployment is among highly skilled people who may find it difficult to transfer into other jobs | |
| 1155 Shadow work secretary Theresa May says the government is "in denial" on economic problems - referring to a comment made earlier by minister Tony McNulty. | |
| 1154 Sir Menzies tells Daily Politics the constitution was a "thoroughly inoffensive" document but did not really provide for "accountability" and said there were still problems enforcing rights as NHS Trusts only had to "have regard" for the constitution. | |
| 1153 On the issue of a new 10-year NHS constitution, Mrs Beckett said the basic idea was to bring together what people's rights were, what they are entitled to and what redress they have if rights have been infringed, which must be simpler than now. | |
| 1149 Mrs Beckett tells Daily Politics she hopes Iran will not "play games" with the new US administration. Sir Menzies said Iran should not "provoke Israel". | |
| 1149 Former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell says the UK cannot assume British soldiers can be pulled from Iraq to go to Afghanistan as the Army has been "running hot" for some time. | 1149 Former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell says the UK cannot assume British soldiers can be pulled from Iraq to go to Afghanistan as the Army has been "running hot" for some time. |
| 1147 On Daily Politics housing minister Margaret Beckett was asked if the new US Obama administration would mean changes for UK policy in Afghanistan. She says there is "more to do" in Afghanistan and says she would like to see other members of NATO doing more. | 1147 On Daily Politics housing minister Margaret Beckett was asked if the new US Obama administration would mean changes for UK policy in Afghanistan. She says there is "more to do" in Afghanistan and says she would like to see other members of NATO doing more. |
| 1135 As well as watching live to see if any of these topics come up you'll also get the instant verdict of BBC political correspondent Iain Watson on our scrolling text service - plus the views of the guests on BBC programmes including Daily Politics, the News Channel and the World at One during and after the half hour sessions. And you can join in by sending us your views on the session using the form on the top right of the page. | 1135 As well as watching live to see if any of these topics come up you'll also get the instant verdict of BBC political correspondent Iain Watson on our scrolling text service - plus the views of the guests on BBC programmes including Daily Politics, the News Channel and the World at One during and after the half hour sessions. And you can join in by sending us your views on the session using the form on the top right of the page. |
| 1132 Good morning and welcome to the second prime minister's questions of the year. Since last week there has been another bank bail-out, continuing economic turmoil and the decision to give the go ahead for a third runway at Heathrow. The exchanges between Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg also come as the battlelines have been drawn over the issue of MPs' expenses. Labour MPs are being whipped to vote tomorrow for details to be exempt from Freedom of Information laws. Tory and Lib Dem MPs are being told by their party leaders to oppose the move. Oh, and there was also the presidential handover in Washington yesterday. | 1132 Good morning and welcome to the second prime minister's questions of the year. Since last week there has been another bank bail-out, continuing economic turmoil and the decision to give the go ahead for a third runway at Heathrow. The exchanges between Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg also come as the battlelines have been drawn over the issue of MPs' expenses. Labour MPs are being whipped to vote tomorrow for details to be exempt from Freedom of Information laws. Tory and Lib Dem MPs are being told by their party leaders to oppose the move. Oh, and there was also the presidential handover in Washington yesterday. |