Here is a summary of today's events so far:
The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has said victims of sexual offences face “a postcode lottery” in terms of how the police will deal with their report. The government is announcing the rollout of specialist squads in every police force to tackle violence against women and girls.
Mahmood also said society is “very far to the other side of what is acceptable” in terms of freedom of speech which is misogynist, when questioned about potential government overreach as she laid out plans to clamp down on VAWG.
Leading barristers have warned the justice secretary David Lammy that plans to cut a right of appeal from the magistrates court is “profoundly dangerous”.
The prime minister has commented on “deeply distressing news” from Australia, where there have been multiple deaths after a shooting.
Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has dismissed “a lot of rubbish in the papers today” as reports of his leadership bid swirl once more.
A key government adviser has warned the Department of Work and Pensions needs a management and cultural overhaul if it is to restore public trust after the benefits scandal which left hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers in debt.
A draft bill banning gay conversion therapy will be published before the end of the current parliamentary session next spring, the government has told Sky News.
The government are planning to publish a draft bill before the end of the current parliamentary session next spring, with a spokesperson adding: “Conversion practices are abuse - such acts have no place in society and must be stopped.”
But the government has reiterated in the House of Commons that a bill must not cover “legitimate psychological support” and “respect” the “role of teachers, religious leaders, parents and carers”.
