P325 Teletext 325 Jun14 22:43:39 ———— WESTMINSTER WEEK —————— MONDAY The Govjrnmjnt suffered its most damaging Commons revolt in months ovjt the issue of scrapping student maintenance grants and introducing £1,000-a-year tuition fees. A total of 33 Labour MPs defied a three-line whip to back an amendment to the Teaching and Higher Education Bill. Despite the rebellion — sjin as an embarrassment to Tony Blair — the amendment failed by 313 votes to 176. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Papers Index HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Jun14 22:44:04 ———— WESTMINSTER WEEK —————— TUESDAY Shadow foreign secretary Michael Howard demanded an urgent statement from Foreign Secretary Robin Cook on the arms-to-Africa affair. He made the call after MPs heard civil servant Sir John Kerr admit ministers had been briefed about gun-running allegations to Sierra Ljonj. But Spjakjr Betty Boothroyd dismissed his point of order as not a matter for her. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— News in focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Papers Index HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Jun14 22:44:28 ———— WESTMINSTER WEEK —————— WEDNESDAY Tony Blair said there was "not a shred of jvidjnce" that any minister had deliberately misled Parliament over arms-to-Africa. Tory leader William Hague suggested that hj should sack junior Foreign Office minister Baroness Symons. Mr Hague's call followed evidence that she had been briefed on the Customs probe into the allegedly sanctions- busting dial. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— News in focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Papers Index HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Jun14 22:43:15 ———— WESTMINSTER WEEK —————— THURSDAY Chancellor Gordon Brown announced the scrapping of the annual spending round under a "fundamental reform of the rules that govern our public finances". Mr Brown said he would instead set "firm plans and fixed budgets for three years at a time". Shadow chancellor Francis Maude accused Mr Brown of having "gone soft" on public spending. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— News in focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Papers Index Headlines