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22/10/2013

Conservative MP Sir Peter Bottomley says MPs need their current allowances and a pay rise if they are to attract talent from the public and private sectors.

Proposals to cut some MP's allowances have been criticised by a group of MP's. Robert Buckland, who sits on the Standards Committee says that the expenses, for things like evening meals and unplanned nights in a hotel "don't amount to very much". Facebook says it will allow users to access posts which show violent images such as beheadings and hanging.

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