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| Kemi Badenoch, the business secretary and favourite to be next leader of the Conservative Party, made a forceful defence of her decision to keep most EU-derived law at the European Scrutiny Committee today. She deployed some of the fire that used to delight Tory MPs when used against Labour MPs against David Jones, the Tory Eurosceptic. "I'm not an arsonist," she said. "I'm a Conservative. I don't think a bonfire of regulations is what we wanted." When Jones accused her of going against the will of the Commons, she responded: "Something you're not saying is we had private meetings where we discussed this extensively… It's public knowledge that we had private meetings, because when I thought we were having private meetings, I was reading the content in the Daily Telegraph." Having pitched to the right in her last leadership bid, she is now delighting the pragmatic wing of her party. She boldly claimed that the decision to change policy was hers alone: "It took a lot of convincing to get the prime minister to come on board." As Pat Monahan said, Kanwe Badenoch? Yes we can. |
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After the death this week of John Morris, who is now the longest-serving member of the Privy Council, having been appointed, as minister of state in the Foreign Office, in 1975, before becoming prices and consumer protection secretary in 1976? |
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| Furious Tory MPs fired back at Harry's 'unwise' comments – urging him to "stand for election" if he wants to be a politician. |
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| Baroness Hallett insisted only she has the power to decide what is relevant in the dispute over Boris' WhatsApps. |
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| The appointments watchdog is thought to have rejected calls to block her from becoming chief of staff for 12 months. |
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- Main business of the Commons today was a vote on the suspension of Margaret Ferrier, SNP, for breaking coronavirus laws: on a low turnout, 185 MPs voted Aye and 40 No
- The 40 Noes were mostly Tories (Borisites, mavericks and ethics-disputers), plus some DUP and Alba
- The Commons adjourned at 2.20pm, after sitting for 2 hours and 46 minutes – I understand Sir Lindsay Hoyle has privately admitted he allows so many MPs to table urgent questions (there were none today) because otherwise there isn't enough for parliament to do
- George Eustice, former cabinet minister interviewed by Matt Chorley, had pithy assessments of the five Tory prime ministers of his time as an MP
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Our political commentator Andrew Grice on what to look out for tomorrow |
On his first visit to Washington as prime minister, Rishi Sunak will meet members of Congress and attend a friendship game hosted by the Washington Nationals baseball team.
After Commons questions on women and equalities at 11.30am, Oliver Dowden will stand in for Sunak at Prime Minister's Questions at noon, doing battle with Angela Rayner, Labour's deputy leader, for the second time. Then Labour will stage opposition day debates on the Teesworks redevelopment (a humble address) and on mental health.
The Lords will continue its debate on the Illegal Migration Bill. Peers are unlikely to tone down their criticism despite Sunak's threat to use the Parliament Act to force through the measure. |
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"There will be no unfunded spending commitments – if something is not signed off, it is not policy. We will not give the Tory party the election campaign they want to fight." Rachel Reeves and Pat McFadden, shadow chancellor and shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, to shadow cabinet colleagues
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