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14/01/2015

Susan Hulme and the 大象传媒 parliamentary team report as David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash over election TV debates, and the home secretary says more online surveillance is needed.

David Cameron and Ed Miliband accuse each other of "running scared" over election TV debates, as they clash at Prime Minister's Questions.
Mr Miliband calls the Prime Minister's refusal to take part unless the Green Party was involved a "pathetic excuse". Mr Cameron says the Labour leader was "chickening" out of facing the Greens and all "national parties" must be represented.
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, the Home Secretary, Theresa May, says "innocent lives will be put at risk" unless the authorities are better able to track the online communications of suspected terrorists.
Labour calls for fast-track legislation to give the energy regulator, Ofgem, the power to cut energy bills .
And MPs hear that the number of A&E visits in England soared by more than 400,000 in 2014.
Susan Hulme and team report on today's events in Parliament.

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