Summary

  • MPs back plans for 'English votes for English laws' after bad tempered debate

  • Home Secretary Theresa May condemns lack of black officers in police forces

  • Chinese President Xi Jinping continues his state visit to the UK

  • Chancellor George Osborne says he is 'comfortable' with his 'judgement call' on tax credits

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Alex Hunt, Sally Heptonstall and Pippa Simm

  1. MPs to debate 'English votes' plans

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    MPs will have their say later on controversial plans aimed at delivering "English votes for English laws".

    They will vote on whether to give MPs from English seats an effective veto on bills that apply to England only.

    Ministers say their "fair and balanced" proposals will "give the English more say over their own destiny".

    But Labour and the SNP oppose the plans. The SNP said they "simply exacerbate the further alienation of Scotland from the UK Parliament".

    Labour said they risked creating "two tiers" of MPs at Westminster.

    The issue of Scottish MPs voting on English-only laws has intensified with more powers being devolved to the Scottish Parliament after last year's independence referendum.

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  2. Good morning

    Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of political developments. We'll be bringing you all the action in video and text as MPs debate and decide on plans to bring in an English veto for English laws in the Commons, plus the latest on the Chinese president's state visit.