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MPs react to news of a thousand job losses in shipbuilding in Portsmouth and Glasgow. The defence secretary makes a statement, following questions to the PM. Susan Hulme reports.

Portsmouth and Glasgow are dealt a massive industrial blow, with huge cut-backs in shipbuilding. MPs listen to a solemn statement from the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond. Meanwhile, hospital casualty units are at the centre of fierce exchanges between David Cameron and Ed Miliband at another loud Prime Minister's Question time. Susan Hulme presents highlights of a busy day at Westminster.
Also on the programme:
* Chris Bond covers the latest on the controversy over prisoners having the right to vote in elections.
* Simon Jones follows the Treasury Committee's grilling of the former chairman of the Co-Op Bank.

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