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Latest news from the Commons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Notable contributions<\/h4><\/a>\n\t
\nNotable contribution<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Speaker Hoyle pays tribute to ‘giant of the Thatcher era’ Lord Tebbit<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nNotable contribution<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Labour rebels offered eleventh hour concession on welfare cuts<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nNotable contribution<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Labour MP suggests welfare plans have ‘excluded the voices of disabled people’<\/a>\n <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Notable moments<\/h4><\/a>\n\t
\nNotable moment<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Michael Gove introduced to House of Lords as Baron Gove of Torry<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nNotable moment<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n ‘It is totally wrong!’: Speaker insists minister must deliver statement on US-UK trade deal<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nNotable moment<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Watch: Speaker leads procession of MPs as parliament marks VE Day 80<\/a>\n <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Stand-out speeches<\/h4><\/a>\n\t
\nStand-out speech<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Commons speaker introduces Macron with tribute to Britain and France\u2019s shared history<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nStand-out speech<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n ‘With a heavy broken heart’: Disabled Labour MP says she will vote against welfare cuts<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nStand-out speech<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Labour MP: ‘These Dickensian cuts belong to a different era and a different party’<\/a>\n <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Battle of the day<\/h4><\/a>\n\t
\nBattle of the day<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Ed Miliband says Green Party co-leader has ‘none of the above position’ on clean energy<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nBattle of the day<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Green MP dismisses Reform UK as ‘cynical opportunists’ in call to nationalise water sector<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nBattle of the day<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n The Conservative Party is ‘becoming completely irrelevant’, says Rachel Reeves<\/a>\n <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Prime minister’s questions<\/h4><\/a>\n\t
\nPrime minister’s questions<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n PMQs: Kemi Badenoch insists she is getting ‘better every week’<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nPrime minister’s questions<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n ‘First through the e-gates!’: PM mocks Nigel Farage as Reform leader holidays in France<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nPrime minister’s questions<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n PMQs: Keir Starmer says he wants \u2018more pensioners\u2019 to receive winter fuel payments<\/a>\n <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Individual questions<\/h4><\/a>\n\t
\nIndividual question<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Creative industries won\u2019t be damaged by a US trade deal, Lisa Nandy suggests<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nIndividual question<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Senior Conservative MP suggests Donald Trump is a ‘Manchurian Candidate’<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nIndividual question<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Labour MP says governments have ‘given too much power away’ to quangos<\/a>\n <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Ministerial Statements <\/h4><\/a>\n\t
\nMinisterial statement<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Liz Kendall: Labour’s welfare reform is ‘rooted in fairness’ for claimants and taxpayers<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nMinisterial statement<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n ‘Deep rooted institutional failures’ left victims prey to grooming gangs, Cooper says<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nMinisterial statement<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n ‘All lower income pensioners’ should receive winter fuel payment after U-turn, minister says<\/a>\n <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Urgent questions<\/h4><\/a>\n\t
\nUrgent question<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Labour grandee expresses concern over rule small boat refugees can’t claim citizenship<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nUrgent question<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n UK needs ‘cool and clear-headed’ response to Trump steel tariffs, says trade minister<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nUrgent question<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n UK government says it would ‘oppose’ Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal<\/a>\n <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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In debate<\/h4><\/a>\n\t
\nDebate in 3 minutes<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n ‘No plans to change voting system’ insists minister, as cross-party pressure for reform builds<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nDebate in 3 minutes<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Removal of hereditary peers from House of Lords ‘long overdue’, says Thomas-Symonds<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nDebate in 3 minutes<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n ‘This motion is simply unconstitutional’: Commons debate on barring alleged sex offence MPs<\/a>\n <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Westminster Hall<\/h4><\/a>\n\t
\nWestminster Hall<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Keir Starmer warned as winter fuel and welfare cuts likened to Thatcher’s poll tax<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nWestminster Hall<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Democracy minister pledges to ‘enhance’ safeguards against foreign political donations<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nWestminster Hall<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Labour MP Kevin McKenna shares he is living with HIV<\/a>\n <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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10-minute-rule bills<\/h4><\/a>\n\t
\n10-minute rule bill<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Stephen Flynn introduces bill to give Waspi women ‘compensation that they deserve’<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\n10-minute rule bill<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Lib Dem MP urges government to back EU youth mobility scheme as part of Brexit reset<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\n10-minute rule bill<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Richard Holden’s bill to ban first-cousin marriages met with opposition by independent MP<\/a>\n <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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From the committee corridor<\/h4><\/a>\n\t
\nFrom the committee corridor<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Keir Starmer: Labour will give 16- and 17-year-olds right to vote<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nFrom the committee corridor<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n Keir Starmer criticises budget watchdog over welfare assessment<\/a>\n <\/article>\n
\nFrom the committee corridor<\/span>\n\n
\n \"\" <\/i>\n <\/div>\n ‘Moment of national pride’: Lord Hermer says Britain should ‘celebrate’ creation of ECHR<\/a>\n <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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