
Kate Devlin
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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….


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.

Why the ‘individual conscience vote’ of MPs had its own assisted death last week The Independent independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…


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.

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




Benchmarks, from Philip Cowley, the professor of parliamentary rebellions at Queen Mary University of London



