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 Grassroots voices ‘Why I joined Labour: my first steps into politics’ A few days ago, I made a decision I had thought about for a very long time. I… Wayne Devlin 29th August, 2026, 10:00 am News Mixed picture for factions as NEC election results revealed Results from the latest elections to the National Executive Committee have been revealed, with a mixed picture for… Daniel Green 28th August, 2026, 11:16 am Analysis Burnham’s honeymoon comes to a close Andy Burnham has enjoyed a relatively smooth start to life in Downing Street. His first month as Prime… Daniel Green 28th August, 2026, 9:49 am
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