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08:15, 03 Dec No 10 followed Covid guidelines, insists minister 07:55, 03 Dec Bill to scrap ‘absurd’ hereditary peer by-elections returns to the Lords 07:28, 03 Dec Long-serving Labour MP Margaret Hodge to step down at next election 18:15, 02 Dec Britons angry about Downing Street party 17:02, 02 Dec British military personnel to be deployed to support response to Storm Arwen 16:23, 02 Dec Government announces support for vulnerable young people 16:00, 02 Dec Almost half of English adults support bringing back rule of six 15:22, 02 Dec Alastair Campbell suggests people write to MPs over Xmas party allegations 14:53, 02 Dec Truss meets with Russian counterpoint amidst Ukraine and Belarus tensions 14:35, 02 Dec German parliament to debate compulsory vaccines as it ‘locks down’ unvaccinated 14:02, 02 Dec MP warns of brewing war in the Balkans 13:45, 02 Dec UK govt criticise Macron’s claim NI talks are a matter of ‘war and peace’ 13:20, 02 Dec First Welsh Youth Parliament member with a life-long, progressive condition elected 13:05, 02 Dec No 10 contradicts minister’s warning against large Christmas gatherings 12:17, 02 Dec Tory MP calls for debate over scrapping ‘regressive’ BBC licence fee 12:15, 02 Dec COP26 President to appear before Select Committees for first time since summit 11:50, 02 Dec Education think tank warns of ‘exodus’ from teaching profession 11:41, 02 Dec Omicron means this will be a second £35bn ‘online’ Xmas, says delivery firm 10:23, 02 Dec PM condemns antisemitic abuse aimed at Jewish teenagers on Oxford Street