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9:13
Sky News -  

Sir Christopher Kelly's report into MPs expenses is released today - follow this liveblog for all the updates, as they happen.

9:37
Twittermirandasky -  Still unclear if Speaker Bercow will make a statement ahead of Harman, urging MPs to accept Kelly's recommendations in full.
9:38
Twittermirandasky -  Expenses: news conference at 10, then Christopher Kelly live interview on Sky, possible Bercow statement at 1230, then Harman
9:39
TwitterRuthBarnett -  For all the latest on expenses and the Kelly report keep an eye on @Mirandasky and/or our liveblog on www.skynews.com/politics
9:51
Twittermirandasky -  RT @paulwaugh MPs' exes - watch out for Kelly crackdown on capital gains tax on 2nd homes.
10:00
TwitterRuthBarnett -  Expenses: MPs will not be able to claim mortgage interest payments after a "transitional" period - Sir Christopher Kelly report.
10:03
TwitterRuthBarnett -  Expenses / Kelly report: MPs should be banned from employing family by end of next Parliament or within 5 years.
10:05
TwitterRuthBarnett -  Expenses / Kelly: New independent body to decide MPs pay and pensions. Give it power to investigate and sanction.
10:08
Sky News -  Kelly now live from Whitehall on MPs expenses.
10:10
TwitterRuthBarnett -  Expenses / Kelly: Resettlement grants for MPs will stop from election after next. 8 weeks pay instead.
10:12
TwitterRuthBarnett -  Expenses / Kelly: It would be unfair to describe the recommendations as punitive or draconian.
10:16
TwitterRuthBarnett -  Expenses/ Kelly: MPs can claim council tax, utility bills, calls, security, contents insurance & removals at start and end.
10:17
TwitterRuthBarnett -  Expenses / Kelly: MPs cannot claim cleaning, gardening, furnishings etc.
10:22
TwitterRuthBarnett -  Expenses / Kelly: MPs' "communication allowance" will be scrapped.
10:25
Sky News -  

Sir Christopher Kelly is now taking questions at the press conference

10:29
Ruth Barnett SkyNews -  If the House of Commons sits late at night, MPs should get the same privision as other stuff, not extra pay - Sir Christopher.
10:29
Twittermirandasky -  Tweeting MPs are strangely silent since 10am this morning.
10:31
Ruth Barnett SkyNews -  

Cost of hotel could be limited to £120 a night, Kelly suggests.

10:35
Twittermirandasky -  Kelly "much evidence £10,000 a year communications allowance being used for self-promotion".
10:36
Ruth Barnett SkyNews -  Kelly asked if total cost of politics will go down. He said some savings can be calculated exactly  but not all of them. He didn't offer an exact figure.
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