3rd March, 2011, 8:45 am MPs expenses cut by a third: 8 in the morning – March 3rd Mark Ferguson Share this article: By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * MPs expenses down by 35%. * Wholsesale privatisation – not what people voted for. * Intervention would “poison” Arab revolution, says Seamus Milne. * Murdoch to drop Sky News as part of merger bid. * Doctors reject NHS reforms. * Voters go to the polls in Wales. * Sure Start cuts “hit poorest hardest”. * And the coalition searches for “killer apps”. Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList Comment ‘Time to protect renters against hikes when their landlord receives a grant’ Mould and damp spreading like a rash across the walls, freezing conditions, energy bills going through the roof.… Bell Ribeiro-Addy 27th July, 2025, 6:00 am Comment ‘It’s time for Labour to champion maternal mental health in NHS reforms’ The NHS’s maternity failings have been back in the news this week. While the headlines rightly focus on… Laura Kyrke-Smith 27th July, 2025, 6:00 am Comment ‘Winning like Mamdani: why Labour must get obsessive about the cost of living’ Zohran Mamdani’s surprise success in the New York City Democratic Mayoral primary can be attributed to a number… Dominic Weston 26th July, 2025, 6:00 am
Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson
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