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

• David Cameron said more needs to be done to "smash the criminal gangs" who are exploiting the migrant crisis
• Labour leader and lifelong republican Jeremy Corbyn was sworn in to the Privy Council, the historic group which advises monarchs
• Boris Johnson had to cancel planned public events in the West Bank because of security fears after he criticised backers of a boycott on Israeli goods
• Ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown said changes to tax credits are "fundamentally flawed" and could increase inequality

• He also warned Labour that it needs more than principles if it is to win power again, saying it must ensure its programme for government resonates with voters

• The Work and Pensions Committee said George Osborne should postpone changes to tax credits for a year to enable debate about the future of working-age benefits
• Sir Eric Pickles accused a lobby group campaigning for the UK to quit the EU of a "strategy of intimidation"
• David Cameron was involved in a row with the Conservative leader of his local county council over cuts to services.

A rendition of the national anthem at an act of remembrance service at Stormont was a "childish stunt", a Sinn Féin MLA has said.

Politicians attended a ceremony in Parliament Buildings to mark Armistice Day on Wednesday morning.

The national anthem was not on the event's order of service, but the Traditional Unionist Voice's (TUV) press officer began the singing.

Unionists denied the singing at the end of the event was politically-motivated.

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Liberal Democrat attempts to stop a £10,000 pay rise for AMs have failed.

The Lib Dems tried to block the £52m assembly running costs budget.

The budget for the assembly commission - the body responsible for the day-to-day running of the assembly - includes extra funding to cover an 18% increase in the basic pay of a backbench AM.

An independent board , externalsets AMs' pay, but the Lib Dems hoped to use a vote on the assembly commission's budget to force the board to re-think its decision.

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David Cameron has said more needs to be done to "smash the criminal gangs" who are exploiting the migrant crisis.

He was speaking in Malta at the start of a two-day summit on how to deal with the humanitarian problem.

The prime minister said there was a need to "break the link between getting on a boat and getting the chance to settle in Europe".

He vowed that Britain would play a "huge and historic role" in tackling the crisis engulfing Europe.

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been sworn in to the Privy Council, the historic group which advises monarchs.

The life-long republican officially joined the council in front of the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

Labour did not confirm whether he knelt and kissed the hand of the Queen - a traditional part of the swearing-in ceremony.

A party press officer said Mr Corbyn had "complied with the normal processes"

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Labour needs more than principles if it is to win power again, and must ensure its programme for government resonates with voters, Gordon Brown has said.

The ex-prime minister said it was natural when losing an election for a party to "go back to first principles".

But he said Labour needed to come up with policies that "meet the challenges of the time" and appeal to the public.

He did not mention Jeremy Corbyn by name, but his remarks have been seen as veiled criticism of the Labour leader.

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Here's your round-up of today's political stories:

• Boris Johnson has had to cancel planned public events in the West Bank because of security fears after he criticised backers of a boycott on Israeli goods
• Ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said changes to tax credits are "fundamentally flawed" and could increase inequality

• He also warned Labour that it needs more than principles if it is to win power again, saying it must ensure its programme for government resonates with voters

• Back to tax credits, the Work and Pensions Committee has said George Osborne should postpone changes to tax credits for a year to enable debate about the future of working-age benefits
• Sir Eric Pickles has accused a lobby group campaigning for the UK to quit the EU of a "strategy of intimidation"
• David Cameron has been involved in a row with the Conservative leader of his local county council over cuts to services.

Labour has written to Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood suggesting that David Cameron's letter to Oxford County Council leader Ian Hudsepth may have breached the ministerial code.

In the letter, Mr Cameron invites Mr Hudspeth to meet the No 10 policy unit regarding budget cuts. 

Quoting the ministerial code, shadow minister without portfolio Jon Ashworth says ministers "must keep separate their roles" as a minister and constituency members, and asks:

David Cameron says the UK needs a comprehensive approach to deal with migrants arriving in Europe and to "smash" criminal gangs involved in people smuggling.

He adds Britain has played its full part, by giving aid to Africa and trying to solve the issues in the countries people are leaving.

On the European renegotiations he says "it's challenging, but its doable and I am determined to deliver."

There's been quite a feisty reaction on social media after Jeremy Hunt, health secretary, tweeted a link to an opinion piece in The Times called 'Moderate doctors must defeat the militants'. Here's a selection of responses:

And here's the original tweet, with link through to the article in The Times

Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has rejected a Plaid Cymru request to reveal which political parties blocked further devolution.

Plaid MP Jonathan Edwards claimed the draft Wales Bill, external showed "a lack of vision and ambition for Wales".

He accused Mr Crabb of "a back room Westminster stitch-up" for refusing to publish minutes of the process leading to the St David's Day agreement.

Mr Crabb said the parties had agreed to keep the discussions confidential.

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A debate on International Men's day will be held next Thursday, external in parliament.

Philip Davies a Conservative MP asked for the debate to discuss men's issues similar to the International Women's Day debate. 

In response to his initial request Jess Phillips, Labour MP, said: "As the only woman on this committee, it seems like everyday to me is International Men’s Day."

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Speaking at the Bank of England's Open Forum meeting in central London, Chancellor George Osborne says his predecessor Alistair Darling had "very few options" when Northern Rock failed in 2007. Mr Osborne says he hopes that the next chancellor put in that position has many more options - thanks to changes in bank regulation since 2010.

Labour has weighed in on Conservative MP Stephen McPartland's decision to boycott Treasury minister David Gauke's visit to his Stevenage constituency. It's over his unhappiness with the government's tax credit changes.

Seema Malhotra, shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, said it was "simply astounding" that David Cameron and George Osborne’s "failure" to address concerns had meant "one of their own MPs has had to protest in this way".

She said more than three million working families stand to lose an average of £1,300 as a result of the changes, and called for a "full reversal" of the policy.

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Stephen McPartland, a Conservative MP, talks about his opposition to the changes to tax credits. He will be boycotting a visit from Treasury minister David Gauke to his Stevenage constituency today.

He says "there is a lot of with my view across the wider Conservative party".