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Westminster Hour - Order, order!

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With Carolyn Quinn How much more outrage is possible over the expenses saga? Every time we think it can't get any worse - it does just that. The blacked out - in the jargon "redacted" - documents plastered all over our newspapers and screens have sparked a fresh wave of condemnation. And once again some MPs are blaming the Commons authorities for the way the material has been presented. Plus ca change.... Can a new Speaker help to turn the tide and spray a fresh, clean whiff of disinfectant over the place? The election for Michael Martin's replacement will stretch over several hours in the Commons on Monday. A secret ballot. But as Ben Brogan from the Daily Telegraph told us, the campaigning by all the candidates has been gathering strength over the past week.