07/02/2013
An embarrassing U-turn over GCSE exams by the education secretary Michael Gove. The best of that and the rest of the day in the Commons and Lords with Rachel Byrne.
Labour extract political capital over the latest Government U-turn, as the Education Secretary drops plans to scrap GCSEs in England and replace them with a Baccalaureate Certificate. Rachel Byrne reports on how MPs responded to the surprise development.
Also on the programme.
* A by-election is called for the seat made vacant by the resignation of Chris Huhne.
* A senior peer raises claims of intimidation made against councillors in the North-West before they made a key decision on nuclear storage.
* Simon Jones reports on the first appearance at Parliament of the new Bank of England Governor Mark Carney .
* Kristiina Cooper covers MPs debate on Britain's nuclear energy policy.
* Keith Macdougall reports on exchanges in the Lords over how top civil servants are appointed.
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