The House of Commons was suspended from 2.30 this afternoon as King Charles attended the unveiling of a new plaque commemorating Queen Elizabeth II lying in state. He could have arrived at midday and saved us all the trouble of a fairly dire PMQs.
The session began with brief acknowledgements from both party leaders following the death of what is now at least four people in the freezing Channel, after a small boat capsized in the early hours of this morning.
