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Starmer and Macron are due to attend a more formal summit tomorrowThe BMA strike decision must be a tempting topic for Kemi Badenoch at PMQs, which is starting very soon. The Conservatives have repeatedly criticised the government for the way they swif…
This live blog is now closedFrench police slashing the boats of people smugglers is not “pleasant” but the right tactic, Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, has said. Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker have the story.Boris Johnson, the former Tory PM…
Downing Street’s show of support comes after Reeves was seen in tears in the House of CommonsOn Wednesday, Angela Rayner sought to reassure people who had been “scared” about the proposed benefits changes, reports the PA news agency.Speaking to ITV’s L…
MPs vote through welfare bill by 335 votes to 260 after rebel amendment to kill off bill defeated easily after concession over planned Pip cutsCompass, the leftwing group urging Labour to be more pluralistic, has put out a statement condemning the UC a…
No 10 has offered significant concessions to the rebels, estimated to cost around £3bn a year, amid fears over Tuesday’s voteNo 10 climbs down over welfare billStephen Kinnock, the care minister, was the government voice on the airwaves this morning. H…
Liberal Democrats say Conservative leader focused on ‘cheap point scoring’ and her MPs are in ‘open revolt’In his final answer Starmer explained how he thought government and business should work together.A true partnership is not two people or two bod…
Labour MPs fighting Reform want action and a European renegotiation looks unappealing. How would the PM sell a third way?Mahmood says UK will seek reform of human rights conventionCan a lefty human rights lawyer be the one to take on Britain’s uneasy r…
Department for Work and Pensions publishes text of bill cutting benefits and claims three-month transitional period is ‘one of most generous ever’Angela Rayner, the deputy PM, will be taking PMQs shortly. And she will be up against Chris Philp, the sha…
Author of grooming report cautions against misuse of limited data finding ‘over-representation’ of Asian heritage men The public must “keep calm” over the ethnicity of grooming gang offenders, the author of a high-profile report has urged, saying polic…
Parliament votes on biggest shake-up to reproductive rights in England and Wales in 60 yearsCasey says in the past government has talked relentlessly about the need for better data sharing between departments.But she says there is a need to consider ma…