That's all from the Politics Live team for tonight, at the end of a day which saw the home secretary announce that the inquiry into historical child sexual abuse will be led by a High Court judge from New Zealand and will have statutory powers. Earlier, the chairman of the inquiry into the Iraq War, Sir John Chilcot, told MPs that the publication of his report "must not be rushed". And at Prime Minister's questions, David Cameron seized on shadow chancellor Ed Balls' failure to recall the full name of one of Labour's main business supporters as evidence that Labour was "anti-business". But Labour leader Ed Miliband hit back, saying the Tories were the party "of Mayfair hedge funds and Monaco tax avoiders".

We'll be back at 06:00, with the latest news and comment, including from the Today programme and BBC Breakfast.

Gordon Brown's speech earlier could have been his final Commons address. The former Labour prime minister warned David Cameron that Conservative plans for English votes for English laws could have "lit the fuse which ultimately blows the Union apart". Mr Brown, first elected 32 years ago, is standing down at the next election. He told the debate the Tory plan created two classes of MPs, which had never proved successful anywhere in the world.

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Going back to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt's comments on LBC radio about introducing an "online version" of the NHS 111 care line in future. An online sympton checker, external does already exist on the NHS Choices website. It promises to provide users with self care information and other advice about seeking help.

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How will the head of new statutory inquiry into historical child sex abuse in England and Wales approach her duties? New Zealand judge Lowell Goddard will be speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme at 08:10 GMT on Thursday. The 66-year-old is a serving judge of the High Court of New Zealand and UN committee member who has experience of working with victims of sexual assault. A reminder that you can read more about her background here.

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The European Central Bank's governing council has decided to bring forward tighter rules on cash access for Greek banks, reports the Financial Times, external. Could the political attention on Thursday switch back to the debt crisis in Europe?

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Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy is sounding upbeat, despite the poll looking at 16 Scottish general election constituencies which suggests the SNP was ahead in 15 of them. Speaking to BBC Newsnight, he predicts that "numbers will switch during the campaign" when voters start to consider the candidates for prime minister.

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Another interesting angle in the IFS report is its comparison of UK spending plans with other advanced economies. If current government plans are pursued, Britain would cut spending by more than any of the 32 most advanced economies, including austerity-hit Greece. The Daily Telegraph, external highlights the Institute's suggestion tax rises might be preferred to the deepest cuts. It quotes the report: "None of the parties is talking about significant tax rises, but history suggests that general elections tend to be followed by tax rises. The first year after each of the last five elections has seen the announcement of net tax rises of more than £5bn in today's terms.

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The shadow chancellor has attracted much comment for forgetting what someone was called. Ed Balls has put it down to an "age thing" and Dr Phil Beaman, associate professor of cognitive science from the University of Reading agrees the "phenomenon can increase" as people get older. He also says is likely to be worse when tired or under stress "both of which may well apply to a leading politician giving a high-profile interview at the start of an election campaign".

But what's the best way to remember names - and how do you get out of a tight spot when you've forgotten them again? Ben Milne from the BBC News website Magazine offers some suggestions.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has been speaking at an event in Westminster organised by the all-party parliamentary group on inclusive growth. The Most Rev Justin Welby said the paying of the living wage, good and affordable housing, and excellent education and training are all key to a "good economy". A former oil trader, the Archbishop has been vocal on economic matters.

"There is no such thing as a level playing field if human beings are involved, there's no such thing as a fully fair and free market, it doesn't exist," he told the gathering, which also heard from CBI head Sir Michael Rake and Frances O'Grady, general secretary of the TUC.

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The IFS report, external makes more cheerful reading for people unlikely to be affected by public spending cuts. It predicts zero inflation and 3% growth this year with what one of its authors calls "a big turnaround in household finances". According to the IFS, Labour and the Liberal Democrats' plans require departmental spending cuts of £5.2bn and £7.9bn respectively. If either Labour or the Tories were to maintain their fiscal plans into the 2020s, the national debt would fall by 19% of GDP under the Tories and 9% under Labour. In favour of the deeper cuts is the argument that less public debt would make it easier for the UK to withstand another global economic shock comparable to 2007-8.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has suggested people who are feeling unwell could be diagnosed at home by their computers in future. He told LBC radio ministers hoped to introduce an online version of the NHS 111 care line within the next two years, as the government seeks to ease pressure on accident and emergency units in England.

Earlier this month it was reported that there has a big increase in the number of people being referred to GP surgeries and A&E departments, after ringing the NHS 111 urgent care line in England. It prompted the British Medical Association to suggest that non-clinically trained staff were incorrectly directing people to busy hospitals and GP surgeries.

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Today's Green Budget from the Institute of Fiscal Studies looks set to give all sides in the campaign something to chew on. The report, which looks at options and issues ahead of next month's real Budget, is positive about growth but says the worst of the public spending cuts are still to come. It says if the Conservatives lead the next government and stick with the plans announced in last year's Autumn Statement, spending cuts of £51.4bn or 14.1% will be needed within the next parliament. That would cut public spending to its lowest share of national income since at least 1948 and mean fewer people working in the public sector than at any time since 1971.

According to BBC economics editor, Robert Peston, the IFS has starkly illustrated the central economic choice facing voters in May: Bigger cuts with a Tory or Tory-led government; higher public sector debt with a Labour one.