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Elections take place this week to decide which MPs will chair Parliament's select committees, and these prestigious positions attract a £15,000 annual pay rise.

The public may not be too familiar with the committee names, but archive shows they will will probably recall some of their work.

In a film for Monday's Daily Politics, reporter Ellie Price looks at the role of select committees, and their chairs, and hears from Hannah White from the Institute for Government.

The Facebook page for Jeremy Corbyn's leadership bid says he is now just four MPs away from passing the magic mark of 35. Less than 10 minutes to go....

Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson has confirmed he will stand to become deputy leader of the Scottish Labour Party. He said: 

The BBC's Norman Smith says the result of the ballot for the Labour leadership contenders may not be known until 13:15 BST. He says Labour will not release the final list until the party's procedure committee has ratified the result when it meets at 13:00 BST. Jeremy Corbyn needs eight more nominations to make the ballot..  

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Labour leader hopeful Jeremy Corbyn says he is "some distance off" receiving the required 35 nominations of MPs - but says he is optimistic he can get them by midday. He tells BBC Radio 5 live that Labour has to offer something that is "more hopeful and more optimistic" to voters. He said:

The prime minister - addressing the issue of human rights - said Magna Carta takes on "further relevance today".

The Queen has met invitees at Magna Carta celebrations, where artwork symbolising one of the document's most important clauses has now been unveiled. The work depicts 12 bronze chairs arranged facing each other - which was inspired by the 39th clause of the document, giving the right to a jury trial.

Prime Minister David Cameron - speaking at Runnymede - says Magna Carta is something every person in Britain should be proud of.  

The Queen is at Runnymede for the Magna Carta celebrations, having followed the route from Windsor thought to have been taken by King John in 1215.  Speeches from dignitaries are beginning.

Lancashire County Council officers have recommended that fracking should be allowed at a site near Blackpool, subject to conditions. However, they have not recommended it goes ahead at a second site - at Roseacre Woods - due to traffic. A full decision will be made by the authority next week

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Unison has vowed to fight the government's proposed strike laws in parliament and the European courts, the Financial Times reports, external. Dave Prentis, its general secretary, said the union would resist plans to set a 50% turnout threshold for strike ballots. 

He suggested that if the public sector union does fail to stop the law, it could be prepared to act outside the law. He told the newspaper:

Prince William has arrived at Runnymede - where the Magna Carta was sealed on 15 June 1215 - to celebrate its 800th anniversary. More than 4,500 guests have been invited, including the Queen.

The BBC's Norman Smith says a group of Labour MPs plans to press for a change to the party's rules to make it easier to get rid of failing leaders. 

He says the group - led by the Labour veteran Frank Field - is concerned it is "almost impossible" to get rid of a leader, even when there is a widespread view that he or she is taking the party towards defeat. 

The chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party, John Cryer, is due to meet with Mr Field later today. Norman Smith says:

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Traditional Christian teachings could effectively be "criminalised" under proposed anti-extremist banning orders, a leading Anglican has told the Daily Telegraph newspaper, external.

Such orders would be aimed at curbing the promotion views deemed to be against “British values”, the government has said.  

But the Rev Dr Mike Ovey - principal of a training school for Church of England clergy - said plans could call into question the curriculum of colleges such as his.