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Government called on to change presumptive contact laws after Sara Sharif murder

Labour MP Marie Tidball called for a review of the presumption of contact to protect vulnerable children.

Evening Standard

Commons Leader parodies Twelve Days Of Christmas in recounting Tory legacy

Lucy Powell changed ‘a partridge in a pear tree’ to ‘a prime minister at a lockdown party’, in her version of the festive song.

Evening Standard

House of Commons should consider electronic voting, MPs say in letter

Exclusive: New MPs and backbenchers complain of wasted time in document sent to leader of Commons

The Guardian - UK

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Sara Sharif’s father given custody despite years of reported abuse of mother and siblings

Trial of Urfan Sharif revealed children’s services, Surrey police and primary school were aware of concerns about the family for 16 years

The Guardian - UK

Government’s plan for change ‘like a fat beef cow with unnecessary flatulence’

Shadow Commons leader Jesse Norman criticised the Government’s proposals.

The Independent UK

Lib Dem MP calls for adoption pay to be extended to self-employed parents

The Independent UK

Changes to blood test law after fatal collisions ‘being considered’

Commons Leader Lucy Powell said the Government is ‘considering some possible changes to motoring offences’.

Evening Standard

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Labour’s start a ‘fill-your-boots all-you-can-eat blunderfest’

Shadow Commons leader Jesse Norman said Sir Keir Starmer’s administration has been ‘beset by petty scandals from the beginning’.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying bill will not be adopted as government bill if it passes vote

Departments ready to work on assessment of its workability as critics say it is proceeding the ‘wrong way round’

The Guardian - UK

MPs urged not to get ‘bogged down’ in process of assisted dying Bill

Commons Leader Lucy Powell said the Government will work with MPs to make the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ‘operable’.

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’.

Evening Standard

Commons Leader says she hears the concerns of charities affected by NI rise

Liberal Democrat Marie Goldman said an air ambulance charity in her Chelmsford constituency could face an additional cost of £100,000.

The Independent UK

MPs concerned at loss of ‘vital lifeline’ amid Post Office closures threat

Commons Leader Lucy Powell said Labour inherited a Post Office that is ‘not fit for purpose’ and the organisation needs a ‘serious culture change’.

Evening Standard

Minister tries to ease MP concerns over time available for assisted dying Bill

Commons Leader Lucy Powell said the committee stage for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would likely last for ‘several weeks’.

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Evening Standard

Minister ‘misinterpreted’ after referring to ‘blob activist’ Tory MP

Commons Leader Lucy Powell and Conservative MP Sir John Hayes shared a series of light-hearted exchanges in the House.

Evening Standard

Farmers will have to stump up hundreds of thousands of pounds, Tories claim

Business minister Douglas Alexander defended the Government’s reforms of inheritance tax, saying ‘difficult and necessary choices’ had to be made.

The Guardian - UK

MPs divided over how to introduce family-friendly hours to Westminster

MPs with children in family homes close to London favour shorter days while others want more time in their constituencies

Evening Standard

Reparations for slavery could be included in Commonwealth document, UK concedes

Downing Street has previously said that reparations are not on the agenda for the gathering in Samoa.

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Tories were running a ‘zombie Parliament’, Commons Leader Lucy Powell claims

The Commons Leader criticised the Tories for failing to bring forward legislation on renters’ rights, the football regulator and Martyn’s law.

The Guardian - UK

MPs could face stricter rules on paid media appearances

Modernisation committee to look at ‘potential conflicts of interest and attention’ as part of wider review

The Independent UK

Farage and Anderson’s GB News shows at risk as MPs could face crackdown on paid media roles

New crossparty group of MPs tasked with driving up standards to prioritise looking at whether paid media roles offer any value to public

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage’s GB News gig in the spotlight as MPs probe paid media interests

New Modernisation Committee will also look at new rules on bullying and sexual harassment in drive to improve MPs’ behaviour

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on reforming parliament: trust in democracy depends on it

A new modernisation committee has attracted little attention so far, but it has a huge and vital task ahead

The Independent UK

Labour refuses to rule out sending prisoners to Estonia as jail population hits record high - UK politics live

Labour minister Angela Eagle said the Ministry of Justice is ‘considering anything’ to alleviate prison overcrowding

The Guardian - UK

MPs to vote on winter fuel allowance cuts as Labour backbench unease grows

Several Labour MPs sign motion asking for move to be reconsidered before binding vote takes place next Tuesday

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