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Footage has emerged of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (before he became leader) questioning the amount spent by the government in commemorating the First World War.

General Lord Dannatt, former Army chief and a member of the government's World War One Advisory Board, says he disagrees with Mr Corbyn's remarks and predicts the Labour leader probably now regrets saying what he did at the private event.

Lord Dannatt argues it is vital to commemorate, "in a reflective way", an event like the Great War to ensure "that nothing like that can ever happen again". As a party political leader hoping to be PM, Mr Corbyn should understand that, he adds.

Changes to the Scotland Bill will make it clear "beyond any reasonable doubt" that the UK government has delivered on the vow of more powers for Holyrood, the Scottish Secretary has said.

David Mundell said it would become one of the most powerful devolved assemblies in the world.

UK government amendments to the bill are due to be laid at Westminster.

The Scottish government said the changes "continue to fall short of delivering the Smith report in full".

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Mr Timpson says a government-introduced adoption support fund of £19m has helped 2,000 families in its first five months. He contrasts this to his family's experience, saying that there was "little post-adoption support" when his parents adopted his two brothers.

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Speaking on the Today programme, children and families minister Edward Timpson says there's been a 72% rise in adoptions since 2011 and a fall in the amount of time between a child coming into care and being placed in adoption - partly down to reducing the time court cases take, the minister adds. "But there's still more we can do."

He says today's announcement is about ensuring children get into adoption placements faster so they can “get on and have a fantastic childhood”  .

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Prime Minister David Cameron wants to increase dramatically the number of children currently in care who move in with their adoptive families before the required legal work is completed.

Some 10% of adopted children are already placed with families early, according to his office.

But Mr Cameron wants these numbers to double as soon as possible.

Town hall bosses said it was also "vital" to address court delays and speed up legal proceedings.

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The London Living Wage is to increase by 25p an hour to £9.40, London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced. 

Police will be able to see websites people have visited but not the specific pages they have viewed without a warrant, under new government plans.

Theresa May said the Investigatory Powers Bill will not have some "contentious" parts of the 2012 plan, dubbed a snooper's charter by critics.

The home secretary told the BBC there would be "world-leading" oversight of warrants to access digital records.

Labour said warrants should have to be approved by a judge, not politicians.

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Work has begun to construct Britain's first new permanent military base in the Middle East since 1971.

Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and naval personnel attended a ceremony to mark the start of construction of HMS Juffair at Mina Salman Port in Bahrain.

The establishment is being developed to support Royal Navy deployments in the Gulf through the creation of a permanent and improved base.

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The British and German economies are the "beating heart" of Europe, George Osborne has said as he heads to Berlin for talks on reforming the EU.

The chancellor will meet finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble to set out more details of the UK's bid to renegotiate its EU membership.

Securing German backing is important for the success of British plans for reform.

David Cameron has already courted support from Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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Lord Carlile says it's a question of proportionality. He tells Today that every day of the week serious criminals are being caught by analysis of the metadata of their communications.

Internet Service Providers "need certainty as to what they should preserve and for how long", he adds, saying a year is "perfectly reasonable".

He says the debate on this issue will "take a long time".

Lord Carlile says that while he's not against judicial oversight of powers it's a rather "glib comment" for people to say this would be the magic solution as "only a handful of judges" have a proper understanding of national security. 

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Lord Carlile says he's concerned there's been a casual "demonisation" of the police and security services "who in reality are the unsung heroes who have kept this country safe in recent years".

"It's absurd to suggest they have a casual desire to intrude on the security of an innocent" and he says there is no such evidence to support such claims.

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On Wednesday the government will publish its new investigatory powers legislation, which police say they need to keep up to date with modern technology and keep the country safe.

Lord Carlile, former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, says Britain's security and intelligence agencies don't need new snooping powers "but the powers to investigate, which they already have - albeit adapted for a digital age which has developed enormously since existing legislation was enacted".

Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of all things political today - beginning with the Today programme's interview with Lord Carlile, former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation.