Byers, Hoon, Hewitt suspended from PLP - 8 in the morning, March 23rd

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By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982

* Stephen Byers, Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt have been suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party amid the cash for lobbying scandal .

* Gordon Brown is considering fixed term parliaments as part of Labour’s radical forthcoming manifesto.

* Only 53.9% of students at Oxford University were from state schools in 2009, according to the Guardian.

* The British government could face an £80bn hole in its defence budget within ten years, a parliamentary report said yesterday.

* Britain is to launch an executive space agency, according to the BBC.

* A new report shows the Tories are the best party at using Facebook to connect with people.

* Congratulations to David and Samantha Cameron, who are expecting a baby in September…

* Join us tomorrow for our special joint Budget live chat…

Alex Smith

Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband.

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