Talking about the changes to short money (the public money opposition parties get) Chris Bryant, shadow leader of the Commons, says the government is being “despicable” and “dishonorable” over the issue. 

The Chancellor announced last week the amount given to opposition parties is to be reduced.

Bryant told Daily Politics the government had increased the number of political advisers and added more Conservative peers in the House of Lords which is costing more money.

He argues that in 1997 the Labour Party trebled the amount of short money which benefited the Conservative Party who were in opposition at the time.

He says it wrong of the government to cut the funding.

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Dan Hodges, Telegraph journalist, says Labour MPs who do not agree with Jeremy Corbyn are being threatened with deselection. 

Rupa Huq, Labour MP, says it is all "hot air" from the media and denies that is the case. She says she hasn't experienced any pressure despite voting for Yvette Cooper for Labour leader.

Dan Hodges from the Telegraph, says it's quite clear that Jeremy Corbyn will whip his MPs. 

He says Mr Corbyn has "misjudged" his shadow cabinet and that "bullying" tactics have not worked. He says MPs should represent the country rather than Labour Party members. He adds the Corbynites are turning the vote into a party political issue.

However Rachel Shabi a Guardian journalist says "this isn't about the Labour Party" saying it is about Syrians and Iraqis. She adds the case in favour of strikes has not been strong and there are other alternatives.

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Here's an interesting nugget from the BBC archives, from when current Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was a guest on Breakfast with Frost back in 1995. At the time he was a backbench critic of the new New Labour leader Tony Blair. Here's what he said about the Labour Party policymaking process:

Mr Corbyn, who was sharing the sofa with Frank Field and Baroness Castle, also said that Tony Blair's new National Policy Forum was an attempt to bypass policy decisions at party conference.

However Robin Cook, who was chairman of the National Policy Forum at the time, did not agree with Mr Corbyn's view...

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Mr Cook's arguments carried an echo of the current dispute over Syria policy. He said that the party had gained a third more members in the previous months and was becoming a mass movement with the policy forum a way to ensure that the party's grassroots and new members could be involved in the formulation of policy.

Cornwall Council is to lobby the government to lower the voting age in elections to 16.

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Conservative MP Neil Parish says he will be backing the Prime Minister's case for air strikes in Syria. 

"We have got to take action" he says, but despite it being "complex" that is not a reason "not to take action".

He says he accepts that ground troops will be needed to fight so-called Islamic State. He says the world isn't perfect and the situation has to be dealt with.

However Rupa Huq argues the UK would be "getting into bed with some dodgy people, like Russia" and stresses a political solution is needed.

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Today's Daily Politics kicks off with a discussion on the Syrian air strikes plan. 

Labour MP Rupa Huq says no Conservatives have phoned her over the weekend or have her "on speed dial". She says she's not minded to vote for air strikes in Syria, adding it's a "messy civil war". 

She says the Paris attacks were tragic, however she doesn't think there is a a "direct correlation" to then start bombing Syria. She adds she doesn't think there is not much "appetite" for supporting the strikes.  

Jess Phillips, Labour MP, says a free vote is now "the only option". She adds it is "lamentable" that the party does not have a united view on such "a serious matter". 

A tax on sugary drinks should be introduced as part of a "bold and urgent" set of measures to tackle child obesity in England, MPs say.

Surrounded by a scrum of photographers as he left his house this morning, Jeremy Corbyn says "will you mind your way please so I can get in the car". 

After waiting to get in to his car he says "It's actually very rude how you behave. Thank you very much and goodbye."

After losing his seat in the general election to the SNP's Mhairi Black, Douglas Alexander now has a new job.

Mr Alexander will be advising Bono, external - from the band U2 - on tackling poverty. 

David Cameron is in Paris today to take parts in the climate change talks. He will call for a "global action to deal with a global problem".

He is expected to say: "A deal in Paris must include clear support to the poorest nations.  

"The UK has led the way in pledging 0.7 per cent of GDP to help the most vulnerable across the world, including £5.8 billion this Parliament to help them deal with the potentially devastating risks of climate change.  

"The deal must also support adaption projects in developing countries. The UK has led by example, spending 50 per cent of our climate finance to improve climate resilience. And I hope the Paris deal sets others on course to meet this commitment."

Baroness Pidding, former chairman of the National Conservative Convention is calling for an independent inquiry, external into allegations of bullying surrounding the death of Elliott Johnson, a young Conservative activist. 

She says an internal investigation will "lack credibility" and says it is right that Mr Johnson's parents are calling for an independent inquiry otherwise she warns the public will not "trust the outcome". 

Speaking about allegations against her she says: 

Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair will give evidence to the foreign affairs select committee on his government's relationship with Libya. 

The inquiry is looking into the UK Government's foreign policy in relation to Libya and Mr Blair is expected to give evidence on 11 December.