Sadiq Khan tells Met to conduct review of coronation policing and explain why Republic activists detained for so long – as it happened

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Summary

• Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has told the Metropolitan police to conduct a “lessons learned” review of the way protests were policed at the coronation. (See 4.15pm.) He issued his demand as some Tories joined opposition MPs in expression concern about the way six anti-monarchy protesters from Republic were arrested and detained on Saturday, under powers in the new Public Order Act, despite having negotiated with the police in advance about what protest would be permissible. Responding to an urgent question on this, Chris Philp, the policing minister, was unable to explain why if, as the police now say, the arrests were a mistake, it took 16 hours for the activists to be released. Khan said the review must answer this question. Earlier Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan police commissioner, said those arrests were “unfortunate”. (See 1.35pm.) But Rowley also praised the actions of his officers overall, saying intelligence about threats that could have caused “multiple serious injuries” led to the arrest of suspects who are still being investigated (see 2.14pm.)

• Keir Starmer has repeatedly refused to rule out a deal with the Liberal Democrats if Labour fails to win a majority at the next general election during an interview after last week’s local elections.

• The former prime minister Liz Truss is to visit Taiwan next week, where she will deliver a speech likely to anger Beijing and potentially upset the UK government’s careful approach to China relations.

• Rishi Sunak flew to the south coast and back by helicopter on Tuesday morning in the latest example of the UK prime minister’s fondness for short-distance air travel.

Tudor Evans, the new leader of Plymouth council, posing for a selfie today at a meeting with Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner and Lisa Nandy. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Updated at 6.34pm BST

5.55pm BST

In the Commons Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, complained that there was “no date or deadline” in the government plans announced today to free up GPs’ time to help patients who need care most.

Responding to the announcement from Steve Barclay, the health secretary, Streeting said:

This announcement was meant to be the prime minister’s relaunch after he received a drubbing in the local elections, and unfortunately for the members opposite, it seems the prime minister is bouncing back in true Alan Partridge style …

[Barclay] says patients will get an appointment within two weeks as if it is some kind of triumph. Two weeks? When we were in government, we delivered GP appointments within two days. And when will this pitiful promise be delivered? There is no date or deadline.

When can patients expect the 8am scramble to be ended by? There is no date or deadline. When will patients with urgent needs be seen on the same day? There is no date or deadline.

Updated at 5.59pm BST