UK Parliament will shut down later today for a two‑week recess, but not before Keir Starmer endures a bruising final Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons, where he was grilled over his authority, welfare spending and the future of his chancellor just hours before prorogation.
The news came after the Lords chief whip confirmed that Parliament will be prorogued at 1.15pm, following agreement between MPs and peers on the last pieces of outstanding legislation.
