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11/03/2013

Sean Curran is watching in the Commons, as the work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith accuses Labour MPs of being like 'monkeys jumping around'.

Opposition MPs keep up their attack on the Government's reductions to housing benefit for tenants who have spare bedrooms --- what Labour has termed the 'bedroom tax'. Sean Curran is watching in the Commons, as the Work & Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith accuses Labour MPs of being like 'monkeys jumping around'.
Also on the programme:
* Peter Mulligan reports on a new deal for delivering humanitarian aid to developing countries.
* Simon Jones covers a Commons debate on the Bill that splits retail banking from so-called 'casino' banking.
* Alicia McCarthy follows peers exchanges on changes to legal aid.

30 minutes

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Mon 11 Mar 2013 23:30

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  • Mon 11 Mar 2013 23:30

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