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Kate Devlin

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Northern (Irish) powerhouse. Whitehall Editor, The Independent.

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This is the poll on men's views stellacreasy just mentioned in the Commons debate before tonight's historic vote on abortion independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi….

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Interesting on how many MPs (out of 650) are currently here. Of course some are on their way from their constituencies - NI MP Sorcha Eastwood MP heading to parliament to vote no. And more expcted for cruch vote about 230.

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Understand that in the run up to this week's rebellion Labour MPs were complaining to each other that Keir 'has only voted 6 times...' (the 7th was last Friday, on assisted dying - which was not a government bill, it's a private member's bill)

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Labour MP Neil Duncan-Jordan, elected last year in Poole with a majority of 18, tells me BBC Radio 5 Live that he's never spoken to Keir Starmer. He is opposing the welfare changes.

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Photo du Jour: Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch meets members of the 35 Engineer Regiment at Carver Barracks in her constituency in Essex. By Stefan Rousseau/PA

Photo du Jour: Conservative Party leader <a href="/KemiBadenoch/">Kemi Badenoch</a> meets members of the 35 Engineer Regiment at Carver Barracks in her constituency in Essex. By Stefan Rousseau/PA
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Wes Streeting condemns "appalling" scenes at Glastonbury. Also tells Israel to "get your own house in order, in terms of the conduct of your own citizens and the settlers in the West Bank."

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Lisa Nandy tells MPs she has spoken with members of the Jewish community who raised a number of concerns about imagery at Glastonbury including "Nazi imagery".

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Asked how much the bill will now save, Stephen Timms, welfare minister, says: “We’ll set out those figures in the usual way”