12/12/2010
Preview of the week's political agenda at Westminster with MPs, experts and commentators. Discussion of the issues politicians are grappling with in the corridors of power.
Carolyn Quinn talks to Westminster-watcher and blogger Iain Martin about the big political stories.
She asks Lib Dem MP Lorely Burt about the prospect of further strains in the Coalition following last week's vote in the House of Commons to approve higher university tuition fees in England.
Conservative MP Kwasi Kwarteng and Labour MP Tom Harris join Carolyn for a live discussion.
We hear from the Chief Executive of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, Andrew McDonald, about criticisms of the way IPSA is monitoring MPs' expenses and allowances.
Programme Editor: Terry Dignan.
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