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Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster on efforts to change the law on dangerous dogs and a plan to introduce roadside testing to catch out drivers using illegal drugs.

He also investigates why some new MPs, having fought for years to get the job, are so unhappy just one year on from the election. A study carried out by the parliamentary thinktank The Hansard Society found that most new MPs took a pay cut when they arrived at Westminster. Many are now struggling to balance the demands of family life with long working hours and travel. Mark talks to some of the class of 2010 as well as some older hands.

Away from Westminster, there's a report from Strasbourg where it's been a lively week at the European Parliament. The political fall out from the E. coli crisis reached the debating chamber where one politician brandished a cucumber. There's a big row brewing about the size of the EU budget and the suggestion it should go up by five per cent.