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The Conservatives and Labour have blamed each other for failing to tackle tax evasion after claims HSBC helped wealthy customers hide billions of pounds in secret Swiss accounts.

Of the thousands of names on the list, only one has been prosecuted in Britain.

ITV News Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship has more:

The Conservative Party laid out its proposals for "English votes for English laws" today.

House of Commons leader William Hague said the planned devolution of more powers to the Scottish government creates "imbalances" that do not favour English MPs.

ITV News' Political Editor Tom Bradby reports:

• Watch: Scottish MPs 'could block English laws' under new plans

About two-thirds of the 128 MPs who voted against new regulations to allow mitochondrial donation are from the Conservative Party.

The breakdown of votes against the amendment was as follows:

• 81 from the Conservative Party
• 31 from Labour
• 5 from the Liberal Democrat party
• A handful from Ukip, SNP, SDLP and one independent MP

William Hague has unveiled plans that would see English MPs set their own country's income tax rates.

The Commons Leader said the reforms are a "fundamental matter of fairness".

ITV News Political Correspondent Carl Dinnen explains the plans:

William Hague tried to draw Labour further into the English votes debate as he accused them of "betraying" voters as he set out the Conservative blueprint for delivering "English votes for English laws."

However the proposals still face a tough battle with some in the Conservative party who believe the plans are too weak and would make the situation worse by providing nationalist MPs with a "battering ram against the Union".

Under the Tory manifesto proposals - which Mr Hague is seeking to put to a Commons vote before May's general election - policies affecting England alone would be scrutinised by a panel made up only of MPs representing English seats.

A "grand committee" of all English MPs would then have to approve the legislation. Welsh MPs would be included on matters not devolved to the Cardiff Assembly.

A large section of Tory backbenchers are angry that the final - Third Reading - vote on Bills would still include MPs from the rest of the UK, in what they say is a watering down of David Cameron's promise to act.

The deupty leader of Ukip has slammed Conservative palns for English MPs to be given vetoes.

Paul Nuttall says the proposals panders to the culture of "back room stitch-ups."

MPs representing Scottish constituencies would be stripped of the power to "impose" income tax rate changes on the rest of the UK under a parliamentary shake-up planned by the Conservatives.

It would give an effective veto to MPs for seats in England - and Wales on some policies - over matters that are decided north of the border by the Scottish Parliament, but would still require a majority of all UK MPs to pass legislation.

Under the preferred option, only English MPs would consider the amending stages of legislation that relates only to England and have a veto via a procedure known as a legislative consent motion.