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09/11/2010

Susan Hulme and the BBC's parliamentary team report as MPs debate the Government's plans to cap housing benefit, while peers consider the decision axe a swathe of public bodies.

MPs hold a major debate on the Government's plans to place a cap on the amount of housing benefit any single jobless household can claim. Peers question the coalition's decision to axe a large number of public bodies or quangos. Up on the committee corridor, the head of the UK Border Agency admits it is struggling to deport the families of illegal immigrants. Susan Hulme and team report on today's events in Parliament.

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30 minutes