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Why two MPs were seen begging on their knees in the House of Commons

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The Independent UK

MPs drop to their knees to beg for 230-mile London train link

The MP said he had been campaigning for a direct London service ‘for years’

The Independent UK

Shabana Mahmood rules out joining Reform after MP praises ‘rhetoric’ on asylum seekers

The Home Secretary’s proposals were praised by both Reform and Conservative MPs

The Independent UK

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Chagossians should get referendum on islands return, MPs hear

Nigel Farage, Sir Edward Leigh and Liberal Democrat Europe spokesman Al Pinkerton are among the backers of a referendum for Chagossians.

Evening Standard

‘Don’t patronise me,’ Labour MP tells veteran Tory in tense Mandelson exchange

A Labour MP has used the emergency parliamentary debate to defend the process behind Lord Mandelson’s appointment, arguing it is no different to past failures made in the vetting of senior staff.

The Independent UK

John Healey and MPs bask in nauseating non-mea culpas over secret Afghan relocation scheme

Commons remain tone deaf as superinjunction lifts lid on data leak and £800m Afghanistan Response Route

The Guardian - UK

Fines and match bans for stadium tailgating to become law by Euro 2028 – MP

Linsey Farnsworth’s Unauthorised Entry To Football Matches Bill cleared the Commons on Friday.

Evening Standard

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Care homes and hospices must have right to opt out of assisted dying, MPs hear

The Government is neutral on the Bill and any votes MPs make are according to their own conscience rather than along party lines.

Evening Standard

MPs report witnessing armed intimidation by Israeli settlers in West Bank

Sir Edward Leigh and Uma Kumaran were among those to recount their experiences.

Evening Standard

‘70%’ chance of Tories merging with Reform before next general election, says most senior MP

The Conservatives and Reform UK have a 70 per cent chance of merging before the next general election, according to the most senior Conservative MP.

The Independent UK

Transport Secretary urged to name train after Margaret Thatcher

Tory MP Sir Edward Leigh made the demand during Transport Questions in the Commons on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Sir Edward Leigh accuses Government of ‘crucifying’ elderly with energy bills

The Father of the House referred to the slogan used by US President Donald Trump – ‘drill, baby, drill’ – as he raised the importance of cheap energy.

Evening Standard

Delay finalising Chagos Islands deal until after Trump inauguration, say Tories

The UK wants to cede sovereignty of the territory to Mauritius but lease back the strategically important UK-US military base on Diego Garcia.

Evening Standard

Labour must not dismiss calls for general election as ‘foreign interference’

Labour won last year’s poll by a landslide, securing 411 seats to the Tories’ 121.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Use of NHS app will ‘free up phone line’ for elderly lacking tech skills

The Health Secretary told MPs he believes in ‘different courses for different horses’ as the Government announced new targets for access to NHS app.

Evening Standard

Senior Tory MP calls on Government to fast-track Ukraine’s Nato membership

Father of the House Sir Edward Leigh said the UK should “stiffen the sinews” when it comes to the US president-elect.

The Guardian - UK

Making the case for a law on assisted dying

Letter: Stephen Sedley, a former court of appeal judge, responds to an article by MPs Diane Abbott and Edward Leigh

Evening Standard

Assisted dying: Mother with cancer feels ‘betrayed’ by Streeting’s comments

Clare Turner said she wanted ‘choice’ and a ‘good death’, but without assisted dying she would ‘have to be alone’.

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Evening Standard

Sir Edward Leigh and Diane Abbott make joint plea to reject assisted dying

The Father and Mother of the House are expected to argue there has been insufficient scrutiny of the law, in a letter published in The Guardian.

The Guardian - UK

UK’s longest-serving MPs issue joint plea for Commons to reject assisted dying bill

Diane Abbott and the Conservative Sir Edward Leigh, mother and father of the House, say law has been rushed

The Guardian - UK

Our politics could not be more different – but we’re united against this dangerous assisted dying bill

There can be no safeguards that would prevent an assisted dying law from being abused. It must remain illegal, say Labour MP Diane Abbott and Conservative MP Edward Leigh

The Independent UK

UK politics live: Starmer vows to support Ukraine’s ‘fight for freedom’ in meeting with Biden in Washington

The UK and US are believed to be on the cusp of allowing Kyiv to use long-range missiles inside Russia

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer praises Diane Abbott and hails diverse Commons in first speech to parliament

MPs re-elected the speaker and Rishi Sunak addresses the Commons for the first time as leader of the opposition as parliament returns

Evening Standard

Bells to ring out across Westminster after Sir Lindsay Hoyle re-elected as Commons Speaker

The bells of St Margaret’s Church opposite Parliament ring out to mark re-election

Evening Standard

New faces in the House of Commons will have to 'hot-desk' until offices allocated

New MPs face having to “hot desk” in Parliament as authorities rush to find them offices.

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