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  1. Jeremy Corbyn calls for new economic modelpublished at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Addressing business leaders, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn calls for a break with the "failed economic orthodoxy that's gripped policymakers for a generation".

    The model based on "deregulation, privatisation and low taxes on the well-off" is "broken", he says.

    "It crashed and burned in 2008," he adds.

  2. Lords about to start day's businesspublished at 10:52 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Coming up

    House of Lords
    Parliament

    Order paper

    The House of Lords is due to begin the day's work soon.

    The main event is day three of the marathon committee stage on the Housing and Planning Bill. Peers will cover the provisions on social housing, implementing the right to buy on a voluntary basis, and vacant high-value local council housing.

    This will be broken up by a short “lunch break debate” on the principles of the circular economy based on re-use, repair, refurbishment and recycling - led by Labour's Baroness Jones of Whitchurch.

    The day will begin, as always, with oral questions at 11am.

  3. Statue for Wilson?published at 10:48 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Business statement

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Chris Bryant

    Shadow leader of the house Chris Bryant says it is "outrageous" that there is a "glowering" statue of Margaret Thatcher in the Palace of Westminster but not of former Labour leader Harold Wilson.

  4. Investigatory Powers Bill date announcedpublished at 10:44 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Business statement

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Chris Grayling

    Leader of the House Chris Grayling is giving the weekly statement setting out forthcoming House of Commons business.

    He says that on Tuesday 15 March there will be a debate in the Investigatory Powers Bill, dubbed the 'snoopers' charter' by critics.

    He adds that there will be a further statement on the situation in Syria in the near future.

  5. Short moneypublished at 10:39 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Commission questions

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Margaret Ferrier

    The SNP's Margaret Ferrier asks about the government's plans for short money, and calls for more certainty to aid opposition parties with financial planning.

    Therese Coffey says the "government hasn't reached any conclusions yet".

    Opposition parties are entitled to millions of pounds a year in public funds to help pay for their activities in Parliament. This is called short money. It takes its name from former Labour MP Ted Short who was instrumental in its introduction as leader of the House of Commons in 1974 and 1975.  

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  6. Pic: Jeremy Corbyn at BCC conferencepublished at 10:38 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Jeremy Corbyn

    The Labour leader says it is an "honour" to address the British Chambers of Commerce gathering. 

  7. Grassroots Out responds to French minister's warningpublished at 10:35 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Grassroots Out, one of the groups vying to become the official Leave campaign in the referendum, says French finance minister Emmanuel Macron is "scaremongering" with his comments about the effect of an EU exit on the border at Calais.

    Conservative MP Peter Bone says: “The idea that coming out of the EU would increase immigration to Britain is preposterous.

    “If asylum seekers start arriving at Dover, we will send them straight back. As an independent nation, outside of the EU, we will control our own borders whether the French government likes it or not.

  8. Norman Smith on EU referendum claimspublished at 10:33 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

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  9. Tough task for visitor centrepublished at 10:32 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Commission questions

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Stephen Kinnock

    MPs are putting questions to the House of Commons Commission and the Leader of the House.

    The Commission is responsible for the administration and services of the House of Commons, including the maintenance of the Palace of Westminster and the rest of the Parliamentary Estate.  

    Labour's Stephen Kinnock asks if staff at the House of Commons visitor centre get a bonus for explaining the "incomprehensible EVEL process".

    EVEL refers to English votes for English laws, an extra stage in the passage of a bill through parliament, where MPs representing English constituencies are allowed to vote on matters which only affect England.

    Deputy Leader of the House Therese Coffey commends the work of the visitor centre.

  10. Selling cultural artefactspublished at 10:23 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Culture questions

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Tristram Hunt

    Labour's Tristram Hunt says local authorities are selling off cultural artefacts to cover their budgets, and asks for a commitment from the government that this will not happen.

    Ed Vaizey says he takes a "dim view" of such sales, especially when those artefacts had been left to the community by benefactors.

  11. Tourism: affected by referendum results?published at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Culture questions

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Clive Efford

    Labour's Clive Efford asks why John Whittingdale is campaigning to leave the EU, when Britain benefits from EU tourism.

    The culture secretary replies that whatever the result of the referendum, Britain "will remain open to tourists to come and visit this country, not just from Europe but from all over the world".

  12. Workplace pensions a 'bureaucratic burden'published at 10:18 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Will your crackdown on red tape extend to the "bureaucratic burden" which is the auto-enrolment of workplace pensions, Mr Javid is asked in the final question. "We are looking at everything," he replies.

  13. Sajid Javid defends EU Remain backingpublished at 10:18 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    At the British Chambers of Commerce conference, Sajid Javid has been defending his decision to back remaining in the EU. What happened to Sajid Javid "the Brussels basher" the Daily Mail's Quentin Letts asks him. Mr Javid said he was still a Brussels basher and a Eurosceptic, saying he chose to "think with my head" rather than his heart in taking the "very difficult decision".

  14. Improving access to the artspublished at 10:30

    Culture questions

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Chi Onwurah

    Labour's Chi Onwurah says regional arts funding is being cut, and that the arts are too important "to be left in the hands of a privileged few".

    Minister Ed Vaizey says he "certainly agrees with that", and the government will be bringing forward a white paper on improving access to the arts. 

  15. United on Europe?published at 10:04 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Culture questions

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Ed Vaizey

    In response to a question on the EU single market, Minister Ed Vaizey says "we present a united front in the House on the benefits of EU membership".

    Speaker Bercow says "yes", with a sceptical tone.

  16. Javid wishes for 'more in the deal' on EUpublished at 10:02 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

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  17. Sajid Javid at British Chambers of Commerce conferencepublished at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Sajid Javid

    The British Chambers of Commerce's annual conference is under way in central London. Business Secretary Sajid Javid is currently talking about government plans to cut red tape. Other speakers will include Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Lord Rose, who is chairing the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign.

  18. Clamping down on 'sleazy' nuisance callspublished at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Culture questions

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Sir Simon Burns

    Conservative Sir Simon Burns says his constituents are fed up with "sleazy" nuisance calls, and ask what is being done to stop them.

    Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says the government will being coming forward with proposals to deal with the issue.

  19. Encouraging tourists backpublished at 09:51 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Culture questions

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Julian Sturdy

    Conservative Julian Sturdy asks what is being done to encourage tourism in York after the recent flooding.

    Minister David Evennett says a £1m scheme has been launched to persuade people to visit York during the forthcoming Easter holidays.

  20. Question on the future of the BBCpublished at 09:48 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Culture questions

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Daniel Zeichner

    Labour's Daniel Zeichner asks about the value of public service broadcasting, and says his constituents are concerned about the future of the BBC.

    Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says he will update the House on the future of the BBC's charter renewal "in due course".

    The Royal Charter is the constitutional basis for the BBC. It sets out the public purposes of the BBC, guarantees its independence, and outlines the duties of the Trust and the Executive Board. 

    The current Charter runs until 31 December 2016.