Summary

  • David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn clash over tax credits at PM's questions

  • The PM announces a review of children's residential care

  • Cameron is heading to Iceland for talks set to focus on EU membership

  • Iain Duncan Smith says jobs advisers are being placed in food banks

  1. PM's Meacher tributepublished at 12:11 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October 2015

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  2. Jeremy Corbyn leads on tax creditspublished at 12:08

    Turning to his questions, Jeremy Corbyn - who is sporting a red poppy - presses the PM over tax credits. He asks whether the PM can guarantee that no-one will be worse off next year as a result of tax credit cuts that come into effect in April next year.

    David Cameron says the government remains committed to a high pay, low tax, lower welfare economy. The way to ensure everyone is better off is by continuing to grow the economy and cutting taxes and increasing pay. The chancellor will set out the revised tax credit plans in the Autumn Statement, he adds.

  3. First question to the PMpublished at 12:06

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    Stephen Metcalfe, Conservative MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, had the first question to the prime minister – and said 1 in 10 of the world tractors were built in Basildon. He cites other investment in the constituency which he says leads to job creation and asks the PM to ensure Britain "remains a great place to do business in"

    David Cameron says Basildon has "an even more special place in my heart" after hearing those statistics. He says the UK is now 6th in the world for the best place to set up and run a business.

  4. Corbyn's tributes to Michael Meacherpublished at 12:05

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    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is on his feet and echoes the PM's tributes to the late Michael Meacher. He says he spoke to the MP's family last night and asked how they'd like him to be remembered and reads out a message they sent them. Michael was "decent, hard working and passionate", Mr Corbyn says and was "totally committed to parliamentary democracy".

  5. Take your children to work day?published at 12:04 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October 2015

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  6. Prime Minister's Questions is under waypublished at 12:03

    David Cameron begins with a tribute to Labour MP Michael Meacher who died last week. He dedicated his life to public service and was "a passionate advocate" for the causes he believed in, the PM says.

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    This House and are politics are a poorer place without him."

  7. Will Straw: No campaign 'need to get real' about EU referendumpublished at 12:02

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    Will Straw the executive director of the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign has told BBC news that the no campaign are living in a "fantasy land" and that "they need to get real and come clean".

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    There's been a lot of focus on the Norway model, that's because many of the people who would like Britain to leave the EU... focused on Norway as a potential option. But the truth is that Norway pays into the EU budget but doesn't have a say over the rules that are set. It still has to accept free movement for example."

    Will Straw, Executive director the Britain Stronger in Europe

  8. McDonnell at PMQspublished at 12:02 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October 2015

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  9. James Landale's PMQs previewpublished at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October 2015

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    BBC deputy political editor James Landale says he'd be "astounded" if Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn doesn't focus his questions to the PM on tax credits, following the government defeat in the Lords on Monday.

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    It's an open goal, it's fruitful territory and Labour thinks there's lots of questions still to be asked."

  10. Laura's tippublished at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October 2015

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  11. Farron must wait for Corbynpublished at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October 2015

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  12. What's Labour's welfare reform policy?published at 11:56

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    Shadow minister without portfolio Jon Ashworth is pressed on Labour's policy on welfare reform. He says it will be developing its full policy over the next five years. He says the party opposes the tax credit changes and reductions in the benefits cap.

    Challenged to say what reforms the party is proposing, he says "we are not going to have a fully developed policy having just lost the election" and being five years out from the next, and says the party is "having a debate".

  13. Tim Farron's first questionpublished at 11:55

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  14. Farron to ask PMQs question on Lesbos migrantspublished at 11:53

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    The Lib Dem leader is to ask a PMQs question on migrants and refugees after his visit to Greece this week.

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  15. Minister challenged over tax creditspublished at 11:52

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    Discussion on Daily Politics turns to the government's defeat on tax credits at the hands of the Lords.

    Housing minister Brandon Lewis defends reform of the tax credits system, to move Britain to a "lower welfare, higher wage" economy.

    Put to him that it was clear from the outset that the lowest paid would be hardest hit by the government's plans, he says the IFS analysis didn't account for various other policies including reduction in fuel duty and council tax and increases in the national living wage.

    "The average family will be better off," he adds.

  16. £3 million fund to protect history from warpublished at 11:50

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    Culture Secretary John Whittingdale is launching, external a fund of £3 million aiming to protect heritage sites from war, natural disasters and groups such as Islamic State.

    The is being launched at an event in London run by the British Museum.

    Earlier this month jihadist group Islamic State destroyed parts of the ancient City of Palmyra.

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    Many heritage sites are used for military purposes to shield and conceal soldiers and weapons, and valuable objects are trafficked to finance warmongering. It must be tackled head on."

    John Whittingdale, Culture Secretary

  17. Vote Leave 'isn't calling for Norwegian' EU modelpublished at 11:48

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    Norway is sometimes cited by Eurosceptics as a country that thrives outside the EU.

    Steve Baker MP says the Norwegian model has its downsides, but argues that they are often not as bad as some make out.

    But he says no-one in his campaign is proposing the UK adopts such a model.

  18. Watch: Iain Duncan Smith tells MPs job advisers are being trialled in food bankspublished at 11:47

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    Job advisers trialled in foodbanks, announces Iain Duncan Smith

  19. Watch: Is PM in 'panic' over EU deal?published at 11:40

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    As the PM heads to Iceland, Jo Coburn spoke to Steve Baker MP from the Vote Leave campaign.

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  20. Britons 'don't feel European'published at 11:38

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    How European do people in Britain feel? Not very, according to a new report, external. NatCen Social Research said fewer people in the UK felt any sense of European identity than those in any other EU country. According to the group's British Social Attitudes Survey, just 15% of Britons freely describe themselves as "European". But report author Rachel Ormston said: "Just because we don’t feel European doesn’t necessarily mean we think we should leave the EU."