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Week ahead
20:10 UK time, Friday, 17 May 2013
Whitsun recess approaches but there's plenty of work to do in the week ahead.
21 May 2013
Last updated at 21:29 ET
Clegg 'won't pull plug' on coalition
Nick Clegg insists the Liberal Democrats will not "pull the plug" on the coalition government ahead of the next general election.
Afghan interpreters to get UK visas
Up to 600 Afghan interpreters who worked alongside British troops are set to be given the right to live in the UK, under government plans.
Commons votes to back gay marriage
The House of Commons votes to allow gay marriage in England and Wales, despite 161 MPs opposing the government's plans.
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A relationship on the rocks
21:36 UK time, Monday, 20 May 2013
David Cameron is exasperated with his party for being stuck in its old ways. They fear that he never really loved them at all.
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