A Labour MP has accused ministers of a "deliberate
act of deception" over whether the Treasury has signed off the business
case for universal credit. Chris Bryant was rebuked by the Speaker for "overstepping
the line" by suggesting ministers had "misled" Parliament. Mr
Bryant accused Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith of "beating
around the bush" on the issue. Mr Duncan Smith said the case would be
signed off by the Treasury "very soon". Read more on the BBC website.
Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof |
Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
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