Prime Minister Gordon Brown battles Labour backbenchers and Conservative "cynicism" in an attempt to replace the current first-past-the-post electoral voting system, writes Felicity Spector.
As the British death toll in Afghanistan hits 256, the defence secretary assures MPs that operational budgets are sufficient and that coalition ties are strengthening the allied position.
Amid speculation that the MPs charged with false accounting over expenses could claim parliamentary privilege, David Cameron is promising a change in the law to stop MPs trying to avoid prosecution.
