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Boris Johnson faces MPs amid questions over Downing Street flat revamp

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Boris Johnson will face MPs in the Commons as he battles accusations from Labour that he lied over who paid for renovations to his Downing Street flat.
The PM will appear at Prime Minister s Questions for the first time since his ex-adviser accused him of planning for donors to secretly pay for the work.
A No 10 spokesman has refused to say whether Mr Johnson initially received a loan to cover the costs.
Labour have demanded a detailed explanation from the prime minister.
While it is not against the rules to receive donations, politicians must declare them so the public can see who has given them money and whether it has had any influence on their decisions. ....

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Treasury snubbing 'mortgage prisoners', say MPs

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By Andy Verity
image captionVanessa Bampton is one of thousands of mortgage prisoners
MPs are challenging the government to live up to a promise to help homeowners trapped paying high interest rates because the Treasury sold their mortgages to unregulated firms.
Since they cannot switch to a better deal, an estimated 250,000 homeowners are forced to pay standard variable interest rates.
These are well above what a competitive mortgage would charge.
But moves to ease their plight are being blocked, MPs say.
The House of Lords has passed an amendment to the Financial Services Act to cap rates for borrowers in that position, known as mortgage prisoners . ....

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Ian Rankin reveals he partied with Fred Goodwin at RBS HQ after doomed takeover deal which led to its collapse

Ian Rankin reveals he partied with Fred Goodwin at RBS HQ after doomed takeover deal which led to its collapse
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