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A group of MPs charged with scrutinising cuts to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has said it is still concerned the project is too ambitious.

The chancellor has called for greater fiscal integration in the eurozone and warned a break-up of the single currency would be "disastrous".

IFAs could have help with the paperwork from their local MP as part of a scheme to make law makers better understand the realities of running a small company.

Rupert Murdoch insisted he bears no responsibility for the phone-hacking scandal which has enveloped his empire in a dramatic evidence session in Parliament, during which a member of the public attacked him.

MPs pensions will be subject to the same reforms as the wider public sector and a new scheme will be launched in 2015, the leader of the Commons said.

Labour MP Russell Brown has accused the government of trying to "sweep the failures of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) under the carpet", after it refused a parliamentary debate into the regulatory oversight of those managing the failed Arch cru...

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A former Lloyds TSB adviser turned Labour MP has claimed IFAs and bank advisers are all focused on selling products rather than helping clients.

A Conservative MP has called for better provision of independent financial advice to members of the military services.

A Labour MP has added to calls for an investigation into the role of Capita Financial Group in the collapse of Arch cru Funds.