Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of events in the House of Commons. We'll begin with Prime Minister's Questions and after that there'll be a statement from Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude on the public sector strike. Finally, there'll be a statement from Foreign Secretary William Hague on the withdrawal of British diplomatic staff from Iran.
1130:
Prime Minister's Questions takes place against the backdrop of the biggest public sector strike in decades. Workers and unions are angry at planned changes to their pensions, which will require them to work longer and contribute more. The government says the changes are unavoidable because we're all living longer.
1135:
As well as the strikes, the state of the UK economy is bound to come up during. Yesterday, Chancellor George Osborne said the government would respond to the latest gloomy predictions - growth downgraded to 0.9% for this year and 0.7% next year. He announced further spending cuts, as well as a number of measures he hopes will put a rocket under the economy.
NEWS BY:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15960412
1130:
Prime Minister's Questions takes place against the backdrop of the biggest public sector strike in decades. Workers and unions are angry at planned changes to their pensions, which will require them to work longer and contribute more. The government says the changes are unavoidable because we're all living longer.
1135:
As well as the strikes, the state of the UK economy is bound to come up during. Yesterday, Chancellor George Osborne said the government would respond to the latest gloomy predictions - growth downgraded to 0.9% for this year and 0.7% next year. He announced further spending cuts, as well as a number of measures he hopes will put a rocket under the economy.
NEWS BY:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15960412