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All the news from Westminster, where fitness to work assessments for disabled people come under fire. And in Scotland, the SNP sets out its legislative programme. With Sean Curran.

Sean Curran reports on the proceedings at Westminster where the outgoing Employment Minister was heckled as he defended the Government's use of Atos Healthcare to carry out fitness to work assessments.
Chris Grayling, the new Justice Secretary following the Government reshuffle, faced shouts from the public gallery as MPs said the new system was failing disabled people.
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Affairs Select Committee was told that the number of likely phone-hacking victims has risen significantly to more than a thousand.
And the Foreign Secretary called on Iran to return to negotiations over its nuclear programme or face the prospect of further sanctions.

28 minutes

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Wed 5 Sep 2012 08:31

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