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12:32 A Tory backbencher asks if Mr Brown if he has "lost his moral compass" by bringing Charlie Wheelan back into the fold, despite him being involved in the Damian McBride email scandal.

12:30 Brown compares today's recession with that of the 1990's under the Tories. He says the only policy the Conservatives have is to "go back to the 1980's".

12:28 Brown claims Labour have taken a million pensioners out of poverty through its reforms following a question from Lib Dem Simon Hughes. Brown also says the government has doubled funding of the NHS.

12:26 Labour MP Lindsey Choyle asks Mr Brown to outlaw scam trading targeting older people. Is not already illegal?

12:24 More talk of government investment from the PM - he adds that under the Tories "unemployment would rise".

12:22 Another Labour MP asks if the government will put in more public investment. Brown again points to today's drop in unemployment figures.

12:20 Brown says the government will not force Dover port to be privatised following a question from one of the town's MP's.

12:19 Brown says the government has been encouraging banks to lend to small businesses following a question from Conservative John Redwood.