Campaign countdown including Prime Minister's Questions - 4 February

Summary

David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash over their tax and business policies at Prime Minister's Questions
Sir John Chilcot hopes will not set date for his report of his inquiry into the Iraq War
Control of Rotherham council to be handed over to commissioners after child abuse scandal; New Zealand judge to head historical abuse inquiry
Rolling coverage from the BBC's political team - from Today and Breakfast through to Newsnight and Today in Parliament

Live Reporting

Sam Francis, Tim Fenton and Alex Kleiderman

Hedge fundspublished at 12:11 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
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Ed Miliband says everyone pays stamp duty on share transactions apart from hedge funds, who he says are "protected", It could raise £100m, the Labour leader says.
James Chapman, Daily Mailpublished at 12:11 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
tweets:, external "Bill Somebody is not a person, Bill Somebody is Labour's policy". Cameron's best gag for a while #PMQs
Pic: Labour reacts to Cameron jokepublished at 12:10 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
Isabel Hardman, The Spectatorpublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
tweets:, external Here's Bill, shoehorned in early doors. Fascinating that Miliband has decided to attack on hedge funds #PMQs
Picture: Ed Milibandpublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
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Cameron attacks Ballspublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
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David Cameron responds by saying the government has done more than any other to ensure people pay their fair share of tax. He then goes on the attack, bringing up Ed Balls' failure to remember the name of a prominent Labour business supporter on Newsnight. He quotes Mr Balls as saying it was "Bill somebody?" with the PM adding that "bill somebody" was a Labour policy.
Miliband on hedge fundspublished at 12:07 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
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Ed Miliband gets onto his feet. He asks about stamp duty paid by hedge funds and asks why the government is not doing anything about it.
Julian Huppert, Lib Dem MPpublished at 12:06 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
tweets:, external In the Chamber for #PMQs. I had a question last week, so can't try to get another this week #fb
Tuition feespublished at 12:06 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
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Conservative MP David Willetts is next up. He asks about recent figures on the number of students attending university and says it is a vindication of the government's policy on tuition fees. Mr Cameron uses it to attack Labour, saying "when will they make up their mind" on the issue.
Income taxpublished at 12:04 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
Labour MP Phil Wilson asks the first question about the amount of income tax and NI paid by one of his workers. The PM says he is looking at exploitation by "so-called umbrella companies" and brings up the government's record in reducing the amount of tax people have to pay.
Greg Hands, Tory MPpublished at 12:04 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
tweets:, external Plenty of empty seats on Labour side at #PMQs. Scottish Labour MPs staying at home? #AshcroftPoll
Picture: Prime Minister at the despatch boxpublished at 12:03 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
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We're offpublished at 12:02 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
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David Cameron is on his feet in the Commons. He starts by condemning the "sickening murders" of two Japanese journalists and a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State militants.
Likely topic?published at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
Nick Robinson
Political editor
Asked about what will happen this week, Nick Robinson wonders whether Ed Miliband will raise school funding in England.
Picture: David Cameron in the Commonspublished at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
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'Weaponise'published at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
Nick Robinson
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Nick Robinson was a key figure in last week's exchanges when David Cameron referred to suggestions - first reported by the BBC's political editor - that Ed Miliband wanted to "weaponise" the issue of the NHS. Unfortunately, Nick Robinson was in bed at the time with a case of man flu - he jokes on Daily Politics that being referred to as "one of the UK's most influential journalists" did not aid his recovery.
Nick Robinsonpublished at 11:59 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
Nick Robinson
Political editor
The BBC's Nick Robinson reflecting on Chilcot evidence today: He tells the Daily Politics we learnt that former Cabinet Secretary Gus O'Donnell opposed the release of private conversations between Tony Blair and President George W. Bush and both Downing Street and the White House tried to resist the process.
Syrian refugeespublished at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
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Last month Home Office Minister James Brokenshire told MPs 90 Syrian refugees, mostly women and children, had been accepted by the UK between March and September.
Syrian Refugeespublished at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
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Labour MP Fiona O'Donnell calls on the Government to allow more Syrian refugees into the country. "For some of these children it isn't possible for them to receive the support they need in countries like Lebanon and Jordan" she tells MPs.
International Development Secretary Justine Greening says the government is working "hand in hand with the Lebanese government" to improve provision in refugee camps.
Mud sticks?published at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2015
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More on Labour and business after Ed Balls' memory lapse over the identity of one of its main backers. Tory MP Penny Mordaunt suggests the "mud is sticking" to Labour over the issue because the opposition does not understand enterprise "all the way down from big business to small traders".