“My heart went out to President Zelensky” says Kemi Badenoch #BBCLauraK

Starmer makes point at start of #PMQs by naming several soldiers killed in Afghanistan - clear push back at remarks of JD Vance yesterday

Wonder if we will hear PM refer to his own family experience with his mother and brother again in next few days as he justifies coming cuts to welfare #PMQs

Is this the Bank of England independence moment for this Labour government ? as Starmer announces that he is abolishing NHS England and taking running of #NHS back into Dept of Health

MP for #Southport Patrick Hurley tells Channel 5 News that the independent reviewer of terrorist legislation has "got it wrong" in not changing definition of terrorism

PM and President #Trump had phone call last night in which they discussed “progress” on economic deal - digital services tax climb down coming ?

Downing st confirms PM will go to Pope’s funeral #Pope

PM said it was time to lower temperature on #trans debate - by the end of his clash with Tory leader he had said she had lost control of her party and she had said he didn’t have the balls to be a leader #PMQs

The strongest language yet from PM this morning on #immigration - “the forces that are slowly pulling our country apart” - we’ve come a long way from free movement

Keir Starmer arrives for #UK-EU summit as speculation grows about the deal and concessions -especially on fishing- that have been made

Keir Starmer and EU Commission and Council Presidents as they prepare to sign the new #EU-UK deal

Reeves says the changes on #winterfuel will be in place in time so that more pensioners will get the payment this winter - have been some mixed messages on that before

Minister Matthew Pennycook confirms that government has "persuaded" French police to change operational tactics on #smallboats so that they can intercept in shallow waters

If there are improvements that can be made, let’s have those conversations and get this legislation right says Douglas Alexander - surely some big government concessions coming ? #WelfareReformBill #R4Today

Stephen Timms has just confirmed the 4 points eligibility for #PIP has gone from the bill - there is very little left of it now but the government must still win the vote #WelfareReformBill

Stephen Timms is battling on but there are very long faces on the government front bench - even if they win vote this already feels like a defeat #WelfareReformBill

Government wins 335 to 260- rough calculation that means about 80 Labour MPs did not vote for government #WelfareReformBill

Together again this morning

“He doesn’t want to fix the problem, he wants to milk it and exploit it” says Keir Starmer in answer to Nigel Farage questioning him on #immigration #pmqs

Change of direction from government on #Afghanistan as PM says he will welcome inquiry and says Conservatives have questions to answer - Healey a lot more nuanced yesterday #PMQs