Brown quizzed: Point-by-point

The main points so far from Prime Minister Gordon Brown's appearance before the Commons Liaison Committee: The session begins at precisely 1000 BST. Constitutional renewal, economic issues, the prices of oil, food and energy, and "international flashpoints" are the broad topics to be discussed over the next two and a half hours. The prime minister is pressed on his lifestyle and job satisfaction by Tory MP Sir Patrick Cormack - and urged to take a holiday. Mr Brown says he has "the best job in the world" - partly because "plenty of other people want it". The prime minister also begins his evidence session by tribute to the late MP Gwyneth Dunwoody, who died earlier this year. Constitutional reform is the first area on which the committee focuses. Over the past year, we have proven that Parliament should have greater... [read full story]