Rishi Sunak open to reappointing Lee Anderson as Tory deputy chair despite Rwanda bill rebellion – as it happened

5.15pm GMT

Afternoon summary

• The Tory former cabinet minister Simon Clarke has been told it would be “good advice” to head to a dark room, lie down and sort himself out, after he called on Rishi Sunak to quit as Conservative leader or risk a Tory “massacre” at the general election. At PMQs Keir Starmer taunted Sunak over Clarke’s comments, telling the house:

The prime minister spouts so much nonsense, no wonder they are giving up on him. Even now, as his government crumble around him and his own MPs point out that he is out of touch and has no plan for growth, crime or building houses, the prime minister is sticking to his one-man Pollyanna show – everything is fine; people should be grateful for him! The trouble is that no one is buying it. Does he actually understand why his own MPs say that he does not understand Britain, and that he is an “obstacle to recovery”.

• Councils in England are to be handed an extra £500m in funding amid a worsening financial crisis at town halls across the country.

• Royal Mail could save up to £650m if it delivered letters just three days a week and £200m by stopping Saturday deliveries, the communications regulator has said in its much-anticipated review of the postal service.

Keir Starmer at PMQs. Photograph: Maria Unger/UK Parliament/AFP/Getty Images

Updated at 5.34pm GMT

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Law Society criticises government for not scheduling Commons debate on UK-Rwanda treaty

Tom Pursglove, the minister for legal migration, has indicated in a Commons written answer that the government is not planning to let MPs have a debate and vote on the government’s treaty with Rwanda. He said the Rwanda policy had already been scrutinised by MPs in the debates on the Rwanda bill.

The Law Society of England and Wales has criticised this decision. Its vice-president, Richard Atkinson, said:

It is extremely disappointing that the government won’t make time for the House of Commons to debate the Rwanda treaty, despite the House of Lords vote in favour of delaying ratification.

Given the supreme court found serious risks in the government’s Rwanda plan, this treaty ought to be scrutinised carefully to ensure the risks identified are fully addressed.

MPs’ calls for a proper debate on the treaty are being ignored. It’s crucial to debate the substance of the treaty because any shortcomings will fatally undermine the safety of Rwanda bill and the government’s wider asylum policy.

Earlier this month the home affairs committee said in a report there should be a Commons debate on the UK-Rwanda treaty.

Updated at 5.35pm GMT