Before we sign off for the evening, a look at the main political stories from today:

• Sir John Chilcot, author of the inquiry into the Iraq War, is facing criticism after announcing his report would not be published until June or July 2016
• David Cameron has said "now the pace will quicken" in his efforts to get a new deal for the UK in Brussels ahead of an in/out referendum
• MPs are to investigate the "intelligence basis" for a UK drone strike which killed two British Islamic State jihadists in Syria
• The founder of Kids Company has defended the charity's "exceptional" value, after a report revealed it received at least £46m of public money.
• Former Chancellor Ken Clarke has warned Conservatives that choosing the next leader based on their opinion of the EU could lead to civil war within the party
• The former Conservative leader of Essex County Council has indicated he will plead not guilty to a charge related to false Parliament expense claims
• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said a future Labour government would "intervene" to save the steel industry
• The UK population is to increase beyond 70 million in the next 12 years, official projections suggest
• Commons leader Chris Grayling has called journalists' use of Freedom of Information (FOI) "unacceptable"
• The new devolution settlement offered by the UK government is a "rusty old banger" dressed up like a "flashy new car", Wales' first minister has said.

BBC Question Time is under way and this week comes from Edinburgh. You can watch it by clicking on the 'Live Coverage' tab above, or on BBC One.

On today's panel are: Scottish minister Keith Brown MSP, former leader of the Scottish Conservatives Annabel Goldie, Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale MSP, singer and campaigner Billy Bragg and editor of MoneyWeek Merryn Somerset Webb.

The new devolution settlement offered by the UK government is a "rusty old banger" dressed up like a "flashy new car", the Welsh first minister has said.

Carwyn Jones was responding to a claim by Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabbthat arguments about the constitution could harm the economy.

It comes after Mr Crabb published proposals for the next stage of devolution in the draft Wales Bill, external.

Mr Jones said Mr Crabb was the one "banging on" about the constitution.

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Baroness Karen Brady has announced legislation which means that businesses will have to produce a statement on what they are doing to keep slavery out of their supply chains. 

The Transparency in Supply Chain duty goes further than any similar laws worldwide, and will mean that any commercial organisation that does business in the UK, and turns over more than £36m will have to comply. 

Estimates suggest the new legislation will affect around 17,000 businesses.

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Former chancellor Ken Clarke has warned Conservatives that choosing a leader based on their opinion of the EU could lead to civil war within the party.

In an interview with House magazine, the veteran Europhile said going back to "euro-wars" would keep the party out of office.

He said he thought it was "pretty zany" Europe was being debated again.

And it would be "irresponsible" for anyone to tactically campaign to leave the EU to further their leadership bid.

More here.

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MPs are to investigate the "intelligence basis" for a UK drone strike which killed two British Islamic State jihadists in Syria.

The Intelligence and Security Committee said it would not be assessing the legality of the strike, saying this was a matter for Parliament and Number 10.

The government has described the strike as "an act of self defence".

Meanwhile, the Joint Committee on Human Rights has announced a separate inquiry into "government drone strikes".

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This Week

Andrew Neil, Margaret Hodge and Michael Portillo review the political week, and they are later joined by Alex Salmond. 

Journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer explains why she is not happy about the votes on tax credits, believing some families already get too many handouts. 

Kevin Maguire (above) rounds up the week in a film, and Melvyn Bragg discusses class and background.

They are live on BBC1 from 23:35 GMT.

A round up of today's political developments:

• Sir John Chilcot, author of the inquiry into the Iraq War, is facing criticism after announcing his report would not be published until June or July 2016

• David Cameron has said "now the pace will quicken" in his efforts to get a new deal for the UK in Brussels ahead of an in/out referendum
• The founder of Kids Company has defended the charity's "exceptional" value, after a report revealed it received at least £46m of public money.
• The former Conservative leader of Essex County Council has indicated he will plead not guilty to a charge related to false Parliament expense claims
• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said a future Labour government would "intervene" to save the steel industry
• The UK population is to increase beyond 70 million in the next 12 years, official projections suggest
• Commons leader Chris Grayling has called journalists' use of Freedom of Information (FOI) "unacceptable".

Andrew Fisher, Jeremy Corbyn's newly appointed policy adviser, has written to “completely and unreservedly apologise” to the Labour Party for a tweet he sent. It encouraged people to vote for a non-Labour candidate standing for the Class War party in the general election, which is against party rules.

The Campaign for Freedom of Information has responded to comments made by Commons Leader ChrisGrayling, complaining about journalists using FOI legislation "as a research tool". The campaign's director Maurice Frankel said: 

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A timetable has been released for the long-awaited inquiry into the Iraq war, and the Chilcot Report is set to be finally made public by June or July next year. 

Andrew Neil heard from the Daily Mail's Peter Oborne, who presents his own report on the Iraq War on BBC Radio 4, Thursday from 20:00 GMT, as they looked at the reasons for the delay and the justifications for the war.