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Prime Minister's Questions: David Cameron v Ed Miliband Prime Minister's Questions: David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash on work programme
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David Cameron is facing his weekly session of questions from Labour leader Ed Miliband and MPs at noon. David Cameron and Ed Miliband have clashed over the government's welfare-to-work programme aimed at helping the long-term unemployed.
The prime minister is appearing shortly after Downing Street received copies of the Leveson report into UK media standards, which is published tomorrow. Official figures showed the work programme had missed its main target for getting people sustained jobs.
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    Another subject which could be raised is the plan for a minimum price of 45p per alcohol unit in England and Wales. Mr Miliband said the programme was "failing" because the government had failed to deliver economic growth.
    The clash comes the day before three by-elections are held, in Rotherham, Croydon North and Middlesbrough. Mr Cameron insisted the programme was working and accused Labour of leaving a "poisonous" unemployment legacy.
    The question and answer session will last from approximately 12:00 GMT to 12:30 GMT. He said: "Over 800,000 people have taken part in the work programme, of those over half came off benefits. And over 200,000 got into work because of the work programme."
    It will be followed by a statement from Foreign Secretary William Hague on the UK's position with regard to Palestinians' request to the UN general assembly to be upgraded from href="http://www.un.org/en/members/nonmembers.shtml" >permanent observer to "non-member observer state". The scheme was dealing with the "hardest cases" of long-term unemployed people, he said, and although further progress was needed it was "the right programme".
    Mr Cameron was also asked about the report from the Leveson Inquiry, which is due to be published on Thursday.
    The prime minister said the "status quo" was "unacceptable" and needed to change.
    He pledged to work across party boundaries and said he wanted to see an "independent regulatory system which can deliver and in which the public will have confidence".
    Mr Miliband said the Leveson report provided a "once in a generation opportunity for real change" and backed an all-party approach.
    It will be followed by a statement from Foreign Secretary William Hague on the UK's position with regard to Palestinians' request to the UN general assembly to be upgraded from permanent observer to "non-member observer state".
    Israel and US oppose the move, which is due to be voted on later this week.Israel and US oppose the move, which is due to be voted on later this week.
    They are concerned that the Palestinians are trying to seek full statehood via the UN, rather than through negotiation as set out in the 1993 Oslo peace accords under which the Palestinian Authority was established.They are concerned that the Palestinians are trying to seek full statehood via the UN, rather than through negotiation as set out in the 1993 Oslo peace accords under which the Palestinian Authority was established.
    France, Switzerland and Denmark have all given their backing to the Palestinian position in the last 24 hours.France, Switzerland and Denmark have all given their backing to the Palestinian position in the last 24 hours.
    Other topics which are likely to be raised during Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) are the flooding this week, and figures suggesting the government's flagship welfare to work scheme had missed its targets. Other topics which have came up during Prime Minister's Questions included the flooding seen this week in England and Wales.