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Tony McNulty, employment minister
Official complaint into McNulty home

By politics.co.uk staff The Tories have launched an official complaint into emplyment minister Tony McNulty’s second home allowance. A full-scale inquiry into the system of MPs’ expenses may be conducted by the Committee on Standards in Public Life following the scandal. The development comes on the same day the watchdog announced an investigation into a… Read more »

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Police accused of being "overboard and disproportionate"
‘Heavy handed’ police misuse terror laws

By Laura Miller ‘Heavy handed’ police are using powers meant to stop terrorists and other serious criminals against peaceful protestors and journalists, a report released today has said. The highly critical report by the Joint Select Committee on Human Rights raises concerns about the ability of the police to distinguish when it is appropriate to… Read more »