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. Rape data shows regional variationpublished at 11@:00

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    The way police and prosecutors deal with rape allegations varies widely across England and Wales, according to an Inspectorate of Constabulary report., external

    The proportion of suspects charged with rape in 2014-15 has been falling - and is as low as 6% in one area, it shows.

    One in four rape cases involving a child victim led to a prosecution, and one in eight involving an adult victim.

    Officials said the data was a starting point to allow people to scrutinise how rape is dealt with in their area.

    More here.

  2. Spying revelationspublished at 10:50

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    Yesterday morning's headlines were dominated by Theresa May's plan to force internet firms to hold browsing records of everyone in the UK so they can be accessed by the police and security services.

    But in some respects that was the least interesting thing about the draft Investigatory Powers Bill, now that we have had time to study it in detail.

    The bill officially acknowledges for the first time mass snooping of the kind exposed by US whistleblower Edward Snowden.

    It also reveals that successive UK governments have secretly ordered internet and phone companies to hand over large amounts of communications data to MI5 and the other security services "in the interests of national security".

    The bill would put all of this on a firmer legal footing. The legal basis and safeguards currently used to justify this "bulk" surveillance are set out in this supporting document., external

  3. Earl's pitch for Lords seatpublished at 11:09 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2015

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  4. Bonfire Night traditionspublished at 10:40 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2015

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  5. Everything in moderation, says environment secretarypublished at 10:40

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    Without being too specific, isn't there a possible policy conflict between promoting some regional foods and the government's anti-obesity strategy."

    John Pugh, Labour MP

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    I believe in everything in moderation"

    Liz Truss, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  6. Rural residents paying more for broadband is 'unjust' says ministerpublished at 10:39

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    Moving on to rural broadbrand, Chris Matheson, Labour MP highlighted the inequality for rural residents having to pay more for broadband. 

    Rory Stewart, minister for food and rural affairs, said that it seemed "an unjust situation" and said he would look in to the issue further.

    The minister added the target set for end of this year wasn't "enough for the future" and other solutions need to be looked in order to deliver faster fibre optic broadband.

  7. Drug seizure figures publishedpublished at 10:35

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  8. Terror arrest in Londonpublished at 10:35

    A 56-year-old woman has been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command in north-west London on suspicion of disseminating a terrorist publication, the force said today.

  9. Coming up in the House of Lordspublished at 10:25

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    The House of Lords begins its business at 11:00 GMT, with the introduction of former Lib Dem leader Menzies Campbell and former Lib Dem Commons whip Don Foster as new peers.

    That's followed by the usual half-hour question session to government ministers. UKIP peer Lord Pearson of Rannoch will be asking the government about "the nature of Islam".

    A debate on the impact of pornography on society will also feature.

  10. Environment minister needs to get real, says Labour MPpublished at 10:10

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    Can we have a note of realism from the secretary of state? Until recently these jewels in the crown she wanted to sell off, her government wanted to sell off. Isn't it a fact more trees are dying of disease than we are planting. When will she take on the great estates in this country that owned our land for hundred years and exploited it?"

    Barry Sheerman, Labour MP

    Liz Truss, secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, said she was "incredibly proud" of what the government had done in the area including she said, extensions to national parks in the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District. She finished by saying "I wish the honourable gentleman would take more pride in it as well." 

  11. Delighted to eat wobbly banana, says food ministerpublished at 10:05

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    After a documentary on the amount of food wasted in the UK, Rory Stewart the minister for food and rural affairs said he "absolutely agreed" retailers need to play a larger role in reducing food waste. But he said Tesco, Co-op, Morrisons had made "good progress" in reducing their waste.

    Michael Fabricant, Conservative MP, said consumers also needed educating. He asked "what's wrong with an over-bent banana" adding that it tastes just as good.

    Mr Stewart - possible referring to that famous David Miliband Labour conference banana picture - notes that being snapped with fruit hasn't always been such a good thing for politicians.

    But he added that he would be "delighted to be seen eating a wobbly banana".

  12. Protests against President Sisi visit outside No 10published at 10:07 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2015

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  13. MP offers cabinet 'a full Stilton' cheesepublished at 10:00

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    "The English Christmas could not exist without Stilton cheese," begins Labour MP John Mann who criticises the government for "refusing to allow the name Stilton to be given to the only English cheese made in the traditional way" because of "bureaucracy". He asks farming minister George Eustice: 

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    Will he accept a full Stilton to give the cabinet, perhaps provide the biscuits to go with it, in order that they can understand the price being paid by denying England its true traditional English cheese, and thereby rethink?"

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    Mr Eustice says the cheese the MP is referring to commands a premium over Stilton, and adds that "every single Stilton producer" has opposed any change to the protected food name status for Stilton. "We believe there should be a sense of consensus before you impose changes to recipes on producers," he concludes.

  14. Environment questions in the Commonspublished at 09:50

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    Business in the House of Commons is under way, with ministers from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs taking questions from MPs.

    Asked what the government is doing to support the fruit-farming industry, farming minister, George Eustice tells MPs that "as a former strawberry farmer", he can say that supermarkets pay a premium for English fruit because the quality is "superior".

  15. 'Security is paramount', says stranded Britpublished at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2015

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  16. Egypt: We responded to every UK request on airport securitypublished at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2015

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  17. Commons statement timingspublished at 09:32

    Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin will make a Commons statement on the suspension of UK-bound flights from Sharm el-Sheik, amid concerns the Russian plane crash was caused by a bomb.

    He will address MPs at 12:30 GMT, as there are two urgent questions - on Burma and on human rights in Egypt - and the weekly business statement to see to first.

  18. UK military team in Sharmpublished at 09:30

    A Ministry of Defence source has confirmed that a small team of military personnel has been sent to Sharm el-Sheik to help Foreign Office officials and Department of Transport experts. The team will be advising on logistics and security.

  19. Intelligence, logistics and diplomatic ramificationspublished at 09:12

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    BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith says it's "pretty clear" the government believes that - so-called Islamic State, or an affiliate, were behind the Russian plane crash - though he notes ministers have not confirmed this.

    Apart from the intelligence, the other key issue likely to be raised at today's COBRA meeting - chaired by the prime minister - will be the logistics of how to beef up security at the airport in Egypt to bring British holidaymakers home. There's also the diplomatic ramifications of the UK's decision, he adds.

  20. Chancellor urged to abandon tax credit cuts by think tankpublished at 09:05

    A report released today will urge the Chancellor George Osborne to abandon planned cuts to tax credits. 

    The Resolution Foundation, external, a think tank that campaigns for low and middle-income families, says the cuts "would be expensive, leave millions of families worse off,  and produce perverse work incentives".

    The report sets out alternative options the government could take in order to save £4.4 billion. 

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