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Daily Politics: 31/01/2011

31/01/2011

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Andrew Neil and Anita Anand are joined by the Director General of the CBI John Cridland.

Andrew Neil and Anita Anand present the top political stories of the day. John Cridland, the new Director General of the CBI, joins Andrew and Anita on the Daily Politics sofa.

Andrew Neil and Anita Anand are here with the top political stories of the day.

It's D-day in the Upper House as the long running stand-off between Labour peers and the government over changes to the voting system could come to a conclusion today. 

We're told to expect a deal or a beheading, as the PM's threatening to bring out the guillotine. Needless to say a lot of lords are up in arms. We'll get more from Baroness D'Souza and Lord Foulkes. 

In the Lower House, MPs will be debating changes to the NHS. David Cameron says he wants to address the myths surrounding them. Labour says the health service is heading for crisis. We'll be talking to the Shadow Health Minister Derek Twigg 

Going for growth: does the government have a plan to boost the economy? We'll be talking to the Universities and Science Minister David Willetts. 

And with us for the duration today we have the new Director General of the CBI John Cridland: it's his first day in the job and he's chosen to join us on the Daily Politics sofa.

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