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Leading figures in local government argued that there’s no evidence of the economic need for reform of the planning system at the Local Government Summit last week.

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Labour MP Anne Begg was press-ganged into becoming an expert on benefits, but has since learnt to love the topic. She enthuses to Joshua Chambers about her role as chair of the work and pensions select committee