While 253 MPs voted in favour of opening up the retail sector, 218 MPs voted against it.
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The government, which needs 271 MPs to stay in power, has the support of at least 280 MPs.
Kim Howells and Margaret Beckett chaired the committee of MPs, both are Labour MPs with close government connections.
The government, which needs 271 MPs to stay in power, still has the support of at least 280 MPs.
Mr Hague dismissed the resignations, saying support among Tory MPs and Euro MPs for the new policy was "near unanimous".
Persuading voters that MPs are not so bad is a task that MPs themselves may be better placed to undertake.
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Meanwhile, MPs have voted to cancel PM's Questions on Wednesday, after some MPs had tried to force it to go ahead.
Deputy Leader of the House, David Heath told MPs that the EDMs had become much less popular amongst MPs since 2010.
But he told MPs that there would be a Procedure Committee inquiry into sitting hours which would take representations from MPs.
He has been consulting on a range of proposals including stopping MPs employing relatives and ending large pay-offs to retiring MPs.
So it could be now if anti-reform Tory MPs - of which there are many - vote with pro-reform Labour MPs.
What the Supreme Court is really saying here is that one law passed by MPs conflicts with another law passed by MPs.
Ipsa took control of MPs' pay and pensions in October last year - so MPs no longer get a vote on it.
Ann Widdecombe, one of the few anti-hunt Tory MPs, urged MPs to seize the best chance to years to "ban that barbarism" completely.
But both parties together have just over 56% of MPs and would still have been able to whip their MPs to trigger a dissolution.
He admitted same-sex marriage, opposed by some of his MPs and activists, was divisive but said he was proud the new law had been passed by MPs.
Most MPs who responded have welcomed the changes, introduced to make constituencies more equal in size and to reduce the number of MPs by 10%.
While MPs are traditionally given a "free vote" on abortion, the Department of Health's letter to MPs says all health ministers are against the idea.
The MPs' expenses watchdog Ipsa is due to take control of MPs' pensions from April 2012, subject to a parliamentary procedure to allow the change.
And then MPs turn to the pre-conference recess adjournment debate, which is an opportunity for MPs to speak on any issue they want to raise.
MPs are not above the criminal law - but it is up to police whether they re-open their investigations into Denis MacShane, MPs have been told.
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At the protest following the vote, which was attended by dissenting MPs and students of the university, protesters denounced the "traitor MPs" who voted against the reforms.
At issue is the deductibility of payments the firm made to three related entities: Financial Alternatives, Inc. (Financial Alternatives), PEM and Associates (PEM), and MPS Limited (MPS Ltd.).
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The latest details of repayments was published hours after all MPs' expenses claims for 2004-8 were finally released by Parliament, with crucial details such as MPs' addresses blacked out.
Bills proposed by backbench MPs rarely have a chance of becoming law unless taken up by government or opposition and allocated time for full debate and votes by MPs.
During the MPs' questioning, Lord Patten, a former Cabinet minister and chairman of the Conservative party, rejected a suggestion by MPs that he would be seen as a "party stooge".
Home Office official Graham Widdecombe admitted to MPs that the government "understood the concerns of MPs" over the granting of a licence to a company with a similar structure to Pro-Tect.
Commons Speaker John Bercow has written to all MPs urging them to co-operate fully, amid reports many MPs plan to defy recommendations to repay claims that were cleared at the time.
Many MPs have already repaid some claims following public anger when details were leaked over the summer, when many MPs were accused of extravagance, over-claiming and avoiding tax on home sales.
Mr Clegg also announced he was changing plans on giving MPs the power to dissolve Parliament before the fixed term is expired, following heavy criticism by Labour and some Tory MPs.
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