>> i think my honorable friend makes an important point, whether it is barkley's bank or ken livingston, people should pay the proper amount of tax and i hope hmrc will look closely at all these cases. frankly, for londoners, many who live in labour controlled areas with high taxes will be angry about what they have seen and will conclude that red can has been caught red handed. >> the i.f.s. has reported that the government's tax and benefit changes will hit families with children five times higher than those without children. is this what the prime minister means by the most family friendly government ever? is it fair or is it just another broken promise? >> what this government's done increase tax credits for the least well paid to lift people out of tax, to introduce free nursery care for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds and expand it for those families. all those things have made a difference. ins dentally, she didn't mention that she, herself, is sponsored by the unite union and could have taken this opportunity to condemn. >> thank you, mr. speaker. >> order! let's hear mr. metcalfe. mr. met

worried about taxation issues, he should have a word with his candidate for the mayor of london, ken livingston, and ask whether he's going to pay his taxes. >> many irish people were moved by what the prime minister said about bloody sunday. with it becoming increasingly clear that euro zone support for ireland is conditional on them saying yes in their referendum, will the prime minister confirm that this country will support ireland whatever it decides? saying yes in the referendum, with a premise to confirm that this country was support ireland, whatever it decides? >> we are certainly very good friends of the republic of ireland and the people of the republic of ireland, it is their choice to sign the treaty and it is their choice to have a referendum on the treaty. it should be respected. >> completely agree about this issue and there is all party support both for the leveson inquiry which needs to get on with its work and proper support for the police inquiry and it is important to make this point. of course there's always a debate about what is right for newspapers to do to get stories

does he say that it's okay for people that only pay 15% of their income such as ken livingston. >> i quote from an interview that mr. living ton said this weekend. i get loads of money from different sources and i give it to an accountant and they manage it. that is modern socialism for you. >> rosie cooper. >> thank you, mr. speaker. in september 2010, i raised with the prime minister the case of a part bill college in my constituentsy that lost four million pounds following the closing of the regional development agency, i ask for a hand up not a hand out for the young people in my constituentsy. last week the college was opened but -- >> we will leave the prime minister's questions today. and they will be holding a joint news conference with the president, you can see it this afternoon on the c-span networks. right now to the atlantic, they are hosting annual economic summit looking at the economic recovery in the u.s. and globally, among those taking part, former fdic head sheila bear and gene spur ling. >> explore possible -- focusing on how the u.s. can maintain a competitive e

>> it is worth dwelling for minute on the explanations provided by ken livingstone for his exotic tax arrangement by quotes from an interview. "i get money from different sources and i give it to an account and the manager at." >> thank you, mr. speaker. in 2010 i raised with the prime minister the case of a college in my constituency that lost 4 million pounds following the closure of the regional development agency. i asked for a hand up forhe people in my constituency. that college was opened last week, 18 months on there is no sign of progress in addressing the shortfall. as the deputy prime minister has said, there should be no barriers to people's talent and will he helped give the people of west lancashire a hand up? >> colleges are important in providing skills and support to young people seeking to get the right qualifications to get into work. they have been working successfully with the government. the largest expansion of apprenticeship sever in our country. i am happy to make sure the minister's look at the case. >> thank you. after the 2004 disaster, the authority was cr

. >> i think the honorable lady makes an important point, and i have to note what ken livingston has said is, he's said if he's elected mayor of london, he will then fully pay his taxes. [laughter] it's not for me to hand out political advice, but my advice would be to pay them before the campaign gets going. >> john pryor. >> thank you, mr. speaker. does the prime minister recognize that the introduction of regional pay would set hospital against hospital and school against school? and yet it would almost certainly push up the overall cost of public sector pay? unless he can give us a guarantee here today that if he introduces regional pay, it will bring down the overall bill? >> what i'd say to the honorable gentleman is the last government introduced local pay into the court service, so the idea of looking at local pay for some public services is not some alien concept, it's a perfectly sensible thing to look at. and i also say his front desk suggested we look at local benefits, so surely he should be in favor rather than against. >> mr. richard drax. >> [inaudible] [laughter] >>

>> it is worth dwelling for minute on the explanations provided by ken livingstone for his exotic tax arrangement by quotes from an interview. "i get money from different sources and i give it to an account and the manager at." >> thank you, mr. speaker. in 2010 i raised with the prime minister the case of a college in my constituency that lost 4 million pounds following the closure of the regional development agency. i asked for a hand up for the people in my constituency. that college was opened last week, 18 months on there is no sign of progress in addressing the shortfall. as the deputy prime minister has said, there should be no barriers to people's talent and will he helped give the people of west like a share -- west lancashire a hand up? >> colleges are important in providing skills and support to young people seeking to get the right qualifications to get into work. they have been working successfully with the government. the largest expansion of apprenticeship sever in our country. i am happy to make sure the minister's look at the case. >> thank you. after the 2004 disaste

ken molestina is live with the details. >> reporter: that former tsa agent and now suspect is 39- year-old brian livingston of manassas. according to montgomery county police he was rang prostitution ring out of this hotel here insilver spring, the crowne plaza hotel. earlier we went by his home in manassas to try and speak to him about the allegations. >> yeah, he's up there, but i think he's a little upset that you guys are here. >> reporter: brian livingston's roommate was the only person who came to the door when we went looking for the man suspected of running a prostitution ring. his neighbors say the allegations don't match his character. >> for two years i live here. we never had any misunderstanding or anything like that. he's a good neighbor to us. >> reporter: however, police are painting a much different picture of the suspect. according to montgomery county investigators officers were called out to the hotel on february 15th after reports that prostitution was taking place in one of the rooms. when police officers went up to the room they say they found livingston and 11 other people inside. the group incl