The Prime Minister faced questions on a ceasefire in Gaza, economic growth, and more at this week’s session.
Anderson ‘threatens to defect’ to Reform UK | Sunak faces fresh by-election as Benton suspended | Afolami: Tories should encourage ‘inherently capitalist’ younger voters by lowering taxes | Britain ‘rejects Macron’s plan to send NATO troops to Ukraine’
I won’t apologise, says Anderson, as he ‘ramps up attack on Khan’ | Hunt ‘plans national insurance cut and vape tax for budget’ | MoD to be denied funding boost | Army wives force Shapps into about-turn over housing
Sunak ‘facing Red Wall backlash’ over Anderson sacking | Neil O’Brien: Let’s stop pretending all migration is the same | The Chancellor to ‘hit smokers with another tobacco tax rise’ in the upcoming Budget | Rayner ‘could face a police probe’ into ‘false claims over addresses’ before she sold her council home
The former Foreign Secretary adds that the Ukrainians have been “superb at defending their own territory.”
The Deputy Prime Minister adds: “I never thought in my lifetime asa politician I would see a situation where what is happening in the House of Commons is influenced by the threat of violence.”
The Lib Dem Leader says “it was the officials telling me not to meet” and adds that “it wasn’t raised that much with me.”
The Shadow International Development Secretary claims she was unaware of Azhar Ali’s “antisemitic comments” when she campaigned for him.
Whip withdrawn from Anderson after attack on Khan | More MPs are being provided with bodyguards | SNP to push for new Commons debate on Gaza
ConservativeHome’s round-up of ten of our best articles from the preceding week.
Sunak criticises Hoyle’s ‘very concerning’ actions over Gaza vote | Suella Braverman: Islamists are bullying Britain into submission | Hunt ‘draws up plans’ for 99 per cent mortgage scheme | ‘Weak’ Biden is ‘asleep at the wheel’, Truss tells conservative conference
Hoyle facing pressure to resign as Speaker | Cameron announces further Russian sanctions | Truss denounces the role of the “deep state” in thwarting democracy
The Prime Minister told MPs he was “focused” on ensuring the victims “get the justice and compensation they deserve”.
Sunak tells farmers that food security is a government priority | Hunt handed £9.2 billion ‘borrowing boost for Budget tax cuts’ | Canada contradicts Badenoch claims on ‘ongoing’ trade talks | Starmer ‘changes stance on Gaza for fifth time’ as he backs ‘immediate ceasefire’
Care visa restrictions imposed as ministers scramble to cut record legal migration | Badenoch claims sacked Post Office boss faced bullying investigation | Headteachers told to search pupils for phones | Trigger warnings don’t belong in British books and theatres, Culture Sec says