UK News 25-10-2004 who: Shadow Commons leader Oliver Heald what: Says we have too many MPs where: House of Commons, LONDON when: Yesterday snippet: "More than 100 MPs could be ousted from the House of Commons under cost-cutting proposals revealed yesterday by the Conservatives," says The Telegraph. "The plan would see the number of sitting members fall to about 550 from the current 659." In other politics news, The Independent reports that "the poorest people in Britain are facing a benefit increase of just 50p a week, the smallest rise in their payments for at least 30 years" and The Guardian says the government has "unveiled measures to improve witness protection in so-called `Asbo` cases". [... more]

What The Papers Say is delivered to thousands of readers every morning by web, WAP and email. Sign up today!