Summary

  • Rolling coverage of all the day's political developments and key clips from BBC output

  • Downing Street confirms flights to return from Sharm el-Sheikh to the UK tomorrow

  • Further details emerge of government's plans to monitor online activity

  • Some of Jeremy Corbyn's critics in the Parliamentary Labour Party seize key positions

  • Justine Greening and Chuka Umunna among the BBC Question Time panel

  1. Watch: A colouring book for Diane Abbott?published at 13:37 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2015

    The Daily Politics

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  2. Labour's fracking questionspublished at 13:25

    By BBC political reporters Matthew Presland and Alan Soady

    Labour has demanded a debate on the government's fracking policy - after accusing ministers of flip-flopping on whether or not they plan to allow drilling for shale oil and gas in national parks.

    Last week, ministers appeared to want to allow drilling down for shale oil and gas in protected areas.

    But now an outright ban on vertical drilling in national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty is being proposed by the government, which has just launched an online consultation.

    A shadow minister, Jonathan Reynolds, accused ministers of being "all over the place" on the issue, while his Labour colleague Chris Bryant demanded a Commons debate and a vote.

    The Environment Secretary, Liz Truss, said she thought Labour "would welcome the extra protection" which the government had put in place for national parks.

    The latest proposals would ban vertical drilling in protected areas, but underground horizontal drilling - below 1200m - would be permitted.

  3. Conservative MP asks about 'wider implications' of Sharm el-Sheikhpublished at 13:14

    Conservative MP Cheryl Gillan said she shared the house's "condolences" for those affected by the Russian flight's crash. However she has asked about the "wider implications" of the Sharm el-Sheikh situation on UK flights over built up areas. 

    The transport secretary responded that there were already "high levels of security at British airports" because the long-standing threat of people trying to smuggle bombs on to planes.

  4. 'Syrians not allowed to speak by Stop the War coalition'published at 13:12

    The Daily Politics

    A meeting held by Stop the War Coalition on Syria did not listen to Syrians during a panel discussion it has been claimed. 

    Diane Abbott, who chaired the event, denied that was the case saying "it was a tricky meeting to chair". She said she did call on Syrians to speak. 

    A Syrian woman who was at the event said Diane Abbott did not give her a fair hearing. She added Stop the War Coalition did not want to hear an alternative argument to their view, or what Syrians really want.

  5. Watch: Labour MP Wes Streeting asks about police conduct at Sikh protestpublished at 13:10

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    Labour MP Wes Streeting asks House Leader Chris Grayling about police conduct

  6. Where's the #EdStone?published at 12:58

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    Torsten Bell says he can't say where it is but tells Daily Politics:

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  7. Transport Secretary: 'This is not a decision that was taken lightly'published at 12:53

    Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin

    Shadow Transport Secretary Lilian Greenwood agrees that passenger safety is most important, but questioned McLoughlin on consular support, how many Britons were stranded abroad and how the government made their decision on how to ground flights. 

    The Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin responded that ministers recognise this is a stressful time for British tourists in Egypt, but that "the safety and security of the travelling public is the Government's highest priority", and he mentioned that consular support was available at the airport. 

    He said no UK bound aircraft will take off from Sharm el Sheikh until it is safe to do so - and while none would leave today, he "hoped" to see some flights leaving tomorrow. However, this would only apply to people returning home to the UK - and not people leaving from the UK to go to the Egyptian resort. Those flights are still grounded. 

    He said that for security reasons, the intelligence that led the government to ground flights could not be shared.  

    He added that the Government is "working with the Egyptians to assess where it is necessary to improve security at the airport".

    The government estimates that there are around 20,000 holidaymakers in the region.

  8. Statement: Aviation safety and Egypt flight suspensionpublished at 12:51

    House of Commons
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    The Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin,  says the UK decision to halt all flights between Britain and Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt came after intelligence suggested there was a "significant possibility" a bomb caused a Russian jet to crash there, killing all 224 people on board. 

    Mr McLoughlin explains to MPs that he cannot go into detail about some aspects of the advice the government has received, for security reasons.

    "The government is now working with the airline community to put in interim arrangements to get people home," he says.

     About 20,000 Britons are said to be in the resort, including 1,000 residents.  

  9. 'PMQs after an election defeat is a big ask'published at 12:50

    Ex- Ed Milliband adviser, Torsten Bell, spoke of the challenge the former Labour Party leader would have faced if he had stayed on after losing the general election. 

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    Looking at it as a human being, asking someone to get back into the House of Commons and to do Prime Minister's Questions after a general election defeat is asking a lot."

    However he would not comment on how he thought current leader Jeremy Corbyn was doing in the job.  

  10. 'Tories can no longer become worker's party'published at 12:45

    The Daily Politics

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    [The Chancellor's] tax credits strategy has blown his 'we are the party of the workers' strategy, out of the water. That is his political problem."

    Diane Abbott, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development

  11. 'Chancellor should cut benefits to wealthy pensioners'published at 12:43

    The Daily Politics

    Jonathan Isaby, head of TaxPayers' Alliance, told the Daily Politics there were other things that should have been cut before looking at tax credits. He mentioned it was "unjustifiable" to give wealthy pensioners benefits like winter fuel payments.

    Torsten Bell, head of the Resolution Foundation said changes to tax credits that will only "tweak" them will not be enough and the Chancellor should reverse them altogether. He said the foundation was setting out options for the chancellor to save money.

  12. Daily Politics in quotespublished at 12:40

    In a Daily Politics discussion on Middle East security issues, shadow international development Diane Abbott said:

    Diane Abbott quote

    Meanwhile, Conservative MP and chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on Egypt defended Egypt President Sisi's visit to the UK.

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  13. Why do spies need extra powers?published at 12:38

    Brian Wheeler

    If, as is becoming increasingly clear, the security services are already engaged in widespread gathering of communications data why does the government want internet firms to store browsing records for 12 months? 

    One answer is that investigators want to be able to link illegal activity on the internet to "a person in the real world", according to a Home Office briefing note, external

    At the moment, investigators might only have access to a suspect's IP address - a string of numbers that is meant to identify every computer but does not reveal who was using it.

    If the new bill becomes law they will be able to get Internet Connection Records (ICR) as well, which will help them see sites targets have visited, who they have interacted with and at what time, to help build up a picture of who they are. 

    The note says: "The Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 provided for the retention of certain data to resolve IP addresses. 

    "However, without the retention of ICRs, resolving an IP address back to a single user will often not be possible as multiple users may be associated with that IP address. 

    "ICRs therefore provide the unique identifier to distinguish between different users of a shared IP address.  

    "ICRs will also be able to be used to determine how subjects of interests are communicating and whether they are accessing illegal material."

  14. Transport Secretary statementpublished at 12:35

    Patrick McLoughlin, UK Transport Secretary, has begun making his statement to MPs on the suspension of flights between the UK and Sharm in Egypt. You can watch it all via the Live Video tab on this page.

  15. Labour won't vote against Investigatory Powers Bill, says Abbottpublished at 12:31

    The Daily Politics

    Diane Abbott says Labour is yet to be convinced that sweeping powers in the Investigatory Powers Bill are needed. The party will look at the bill "line by line" scrutinising it rather than voting against it. She said she was "prepared to be convinced" but will wait to see what comes out of the committee, adding a lot of the party were still sceptical.

  16. Shadow Employment Minister: 'The DWP is leaking taxpayers money like a sieve'published at 12:30

    Emily Thornberry

    Figures released today by the Department for Work and Pensions estimated that £3 billion was lost between March 2014-2015, and that only 31% (£930 million) was recovered.

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    Shadow Employment Minister Emily Thornberry responded to the report, saying:

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    The DWP has now admitted that annual losses to fraud and error are expected to rise to almost £6 billion a year by the end of this Parliament. It all adds up to considerably more than the £4.4 billion which George Osborne says he needs to save by cutting tax credits – a fact which won’t be lost on working families.”

    Emily Thornberry MP, Shadow Employment Minister

  17. UK should be Egypt ally, says Conservative MPpublished at 12:22

    The Daily Politics

    Gerald Howarth, a Conservative MP said the government is "entirely right" to invite President Sisi of Egypt to the UK. He says both countries face the same threats and the UK should be helping them. He added "we should be an ally" of Sisi

    However Labour's Diane Abbott says President Sisi should not have been invited to the UK.

    Tim Marshall, former diplomatic editor for Sky News, said the situation in Egypt was "no better or worse" than before the "misnamed" Arab Spring. He went on to say "it is a proper insurgency" in the Sinai area.

  18. Diane Abbott: Government was right to ban Egypt flightspublished at 12:20

    The Daily Politics

    Diane Abbott, shadow international development secretary said the government was not hasty in banning flights to Sharm in Egypt. 

    She said the government will have information that isn't public and you can't second guess ministers who have security intelligence, she adds. 

  19. Daily Politics guest today is Labour's Diane Abbottpublished at 12:10 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2015

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  20. Cameron: Britons' safety comes firstpublished at 12:01

    David Cameron said he had "every sympathy" with Egyptian concerns about security and would discuss them in talks with President Sisi, but that it was important to "put the safety of British people first".