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11/09/2012

Sean Curran and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's parliamentary team report as the Chancellor condemns a decision by union leaders to consider holding a general strike, saying it would cost jobs.

The Chancellor, George Osborne, has condemned a decision by union leaders to consider holding a General Strike. He said it would cost jobs.
The Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls, has brushed off his reception at the TUC annual conference where he was heckled. He compared his treatment with that handed out to George Osborne who was booed at the Paralympics.
The head of the exams watchdog, Ofqual, has defended her organisation's role in the grading of this year's English GCSE - insisting it had played its "proper part".
And the Commons holds a debate on the Government's plans for a universal credit in a major overhaul of the benefits system.
Sean Curran and team report on today's events in Parliament.

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Tue 11 Sep 2012 23:30

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