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‘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

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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

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.

The Independent UK

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.

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

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.

Evening Standard

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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

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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

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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.

Evening Standard

Watch: Diane Abbott gives 'Mother of the House' speech after winning fight against Labour chiefs to be an MP

‘We are going into very tumultuous times,’ the Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP said

The Guardian - UK

The end of landlords: the surprisingly simple solution to the UK housing crisis

Mass-scale housebuilding isn’t necessary – there is already enough housing stock. But we need to learn the wisdom of the last century when it comes to landlordism

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All the MPs rebelling over Sunak's Rwanda bill as two senior Tories quit

Here are all the MPs that backed amendments to Sunak's Rwanda Bill

The Guardian - UK

Tories reach new levels of derangement as MPs debate Rwanda bill

Nothing illustrates party’s ongoing meltdown better than its obsession with scheme that is never going to work

Evening Standard

What is the minimum visa salary? Visas for workers to fill certain jobs in UK may be curbed

New figures suggested the UK population could reach nearly 74 million by 2036, up from the previous estimate of 67 million

The Independent UK

Tory immigration row deepens as minister says ‘strong arguments’ for Braverman’s Australia-style cap

Immigration ministers Robert Jenrick’s remarks cause fresh headache for PM – as deputy Tory chairman Lee Anderson says it was ‘about time’ for an overall cap on numbers

The Independent UK

Tory MPs oppose Government’s plans for reform of rental housing sector

A group of Conservative MPs said the Renters Reform Bill would add ‘to the burden of landlords’.

The Independent UK

Sunak under fire from Tory MP over whether PM’s constituency will house migrants

Conservative former minister Sir Edward Leigh has strongly opposed Government plans to use RAF Scampton in his own constituency.

Wales Online

Plans to move Guy Gibson dog's grave over asylum scheme thrown out by council

RAF wanted to move it saying it could be at risk due to government plans to house up to 2,000 asylum seekers at the former home of the Dambusters

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