Politics Live

10:41, 24 Oct BBC’s next political editor should be ‘pro-Brexit’ says senior Conservative MP 10:10, 24 Oct Foreign Secretary Liz Truss ‘to build stronger security and defence links’ on visit to India 09:30, 23 Oct Expert says privately contracted PCR testing must be reined in 08:29, 23 Oct Government launches £65 million support package for vulnerable renters 08:02, 23 Oct MPs reject amendment to clamp down on sewage-dumping water companies 07:35, 23 Oct Welsh Labour urged to reconsider offices in the UAE and Qatar over human rights concerns 15:06, 22 Oct New Green Party co-leaders call for one-off £320 payment to help households cope with energy price surge 14:32, 22 Oct Two minutes silence held in memory of Sir David Amess MP 14:14, 22 Oct UK’s second-largest trade union votes to oppose First Past the Post 13:55, 22 Oct Government quashes Bill aiming to ban ‘fire and rehire’ 13:10, 22 Oct Ex Labour minister says he is terminally ill and now in favour of assisted death 12:59, 22 Oct New figures show mortality rates in England and Wales jumped since last September 11:59, 22 Oct The UK and Taiwan explore opportunities to collaborate on hydrogen and fuel cell technology 11:27, 22 Oct Ex-Labour health secretary warns against increasing NHS spending without reform 10:30, 22 Oct Government whips against Bill proposing limits on ‘fire and rehire’ 09:56, 22 Oct GPs threaten industrial action over plans to ‘name and shame’ surgeries with less in person appointments 09:00, 22 Oct Publicly funded bodies should not teach Critical Race Theory as fact, says think tank 08:29, 22 Oct Experts investigate crumbling stonework and hidden cracks in the Houses of Parliament 07:59, 22 Oct Reports that Laura Kuenssberg stepping down as BBC political editor