Watch: Daily Politics discussion on knife crimepublished at 16:24
Edward Adoo, Andrea Leadsom and Lucy Powell discuss knife crime and the measures needed to stop it.
Edward Adoo, Andrea Leadsom and Lucy Powell
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Former prime minister Tony Blair is quizzed by MPs on UK foreign policy towards Libya
Business groups angry about further delay to airport expansion decision as internal Tory row erupts
Transport secretary insists it is not a political move to avoid the London mayoral contest
Watch: Daily Politics discussion on knife crimepublished at 16:24
Media caption, Mental health motion defeated by 81 votespublished at 16:16
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ParliamentThe results are in and Labour's mental health motion is defeated by 290 votes to 209, a government majority of 81.
Busienss now turns to a second Labour debate, on women and the economy.
Alistair Carmichael still being investigated by Parliament watchdogpublished at 16:14
By BBC Scotland's Westminster Correspondent David Porter
Image source, PAA spokeswoman for the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards has said that an inquiry into the Liberal Demcorat MP, Alistair Carmichael is ''on-going''. This morning it was announced that the Orkney and Shetland MP will remain in parliament after surviving a legal challenge against his election in May. Four of his constituents brought a case against him, claiming his actions surrounding the leak of a confidential memo questioned his integrity as an individual. Two election court judges ruled the MP had lied - but that his behaviour hadn't breached electoral law.
Mr Carmichael is one of four MPs currently being investigated by Parliament's standards commissioner Kathryn Hudson. The investigation centres on alleged breaches of Paragraphs 10,14 and 16 of the Code of Conduct. The spokeswoman said they do not give a running commentary on inquiries, nor do they name the complainant whilst it the matter is under investigation.
MPs voting on mental motion healthpublished at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2015
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Alistair Burt, Conservative health minister, is the last to speak in the Commons debate on mental health - and a vote is called on Labour's motion.
The opposition motion calls on the government to "urgently rectify the systemic inequity between mental and physical health".
The result is due at about 16:15 GMT.
Minister will meet 'Shrewsbury 24'published at 16:00
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End of twitter post 2Donald Trump petition exceeds 200,000 signaturespublished at 15:55
The number of people signing the petition - which calls for Donald Trump to be banned from the UK - continues to rise rapidly.
Image source, parliament.ukWatch: Edward Adoo asks what is being done to tackle knife crimepublished at 15:50
It is 20 years ago this week since Philip Lawrence, a headmaster, was stabbed to death outside his school in North London.
For Wednesday's Soapbox, Edward Adoo, who was a pupil at Mr Lawrence's school, remembers his former teacher and asks what has been done since to tackle the issue of knife crime.
Media caption, Broadcaster Edward Adoo remembers Philip Lawrence
Welsh councils facing cuts of up to 4%published at 15:39
Image source, OtherLocal authorities have been told how much funding to expect from the Welsh government in 2016.
Ministers will hand out about £4bn to the 22 authorities, allowing councils to set budgets and council tax rates.
Public Services minister Leighton Andrews said councils in total faced a cut of 1.4%, ranging from a fall of just 0.1% in Cardiff to 4.1% in Powys.
He urged councils to balance the funding challenges they faced with the "financial burden on households".
Cameron speaks to Putin about Syriapublished at 15:38
Image source, APPrime Minister David Cameron called the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, this morning to discuss the situation in Syria and update him on "the strong mandate the UK government now has to take part in airstrikes in Syria", Downing Street says.
They agreed that the UK and Russia should work together, with other countries, to tackle the so-called Islamic State and on the political process to bring peace to Syria. David Cameron said he would consider a request from President Putin to send British experts to assist the investigation into Turkey's recent shooting down of a Russian warplane. A Downing Street spokesman said:
Quote MessageAgreeing that military action alone would not defeat Daesh, both leaders discussed the importance of a political process to deliver peace in Syria and the prime minister underlined the need for a government that all the Syrian people can support. Discussing the Vienna talks, the prime minister and president agreed that the focus should be on implementing the agreements made and working to the timelines set for establishing a transitional government and for presidential elections to be held."
Mental health has been 'Cinderella subject'published at 15:36
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SNP MP Dr Lisa Cameron, a former NHS clinical psychologist, told MPs the long-term unemployed "have a much higher risk of developing mental health disorders".
She urged ministers to spend time with clinicians "on the front line", saying it would give them an insight into identifying the barriers to tackling mental health.
Conservative MP and ex-GP, Dr Liam Fox, said mental health services had long been a "Cinderella subject" within the sector. "There are few groups more vulnerable than those who suffer from mental illness."
He said more needs to be done to prevent those suffering from mental health conditions from being "incarcerated" in our criminal justice system.
Jeremy Hunt's tribute to MPs for sending 'strong message' on mental healthpublished at 15:36
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt paid tribute to MPs who have spoken openly about mental health problems affecting them or their families, including Tory MPs Charles Walker and Andrew Mitchell, Labour MPs John Woodcock and Kevan Jones, and Lib Dem Norman Lamb, a former care minister.
He also referred to former Labour communications director Alastair Campbell, calling him "a very powerful advocate for mental health".
These public figures have sent "a strong message to the public", he said.
'Mental health matters', says Labour's Bergerpublished at 15:35
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Shadow mental health minister Luciana Berger, who opened the debate a little earlier, said there had been "an increase in the number of patients who report a poor-quality experience of mental health care".
She called for better social care to take pressure off NHS mental health services in England and for workplaces to better recognise mental health issues.
Quote MessageMental health matters. It matters to our schools, it matters in our workplaces, and it matters in our communities."
Mental health debatepublished at 15:34
Over in the House of Commons, MPs are staging a debate on mental health. Here's the text of the motion, tabled by the Labour Party, that they are considering:
Image source, parliament.ukWatch: Andrea Leadsom grilled on EU reformpublished at 15:33
Media caption, Andrea Leadsom on David Cameron's EU demands
Sturgeon axes Donald Trump from GlobalScot networkpublished at 15:33
Image source, PADonald Trump has been dropped as a business ambassador for Scotland by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
The presidential hopeful, who courted controversy by calling for a halt on Muslims entering the US, was appointed a GlobalScot ambassador in 2006.
A Scottish government spokeswoman said Mr Trump's "recent remarks have shown he is no longer fit to be a business ambassador for Scotland".
His membership of the network was withdrawn with immediate effect.
MoD wins appeal over Iraqi civilian mistreatment claimspublished at 15:22
The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court judgment which lifted limitations on Iraqi civilians being able to sue the Ministry of Defence over allegations of detention and mistreatment by British forces in Iraq.
In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said:
Quote MessageThe department welcomes the decision of the Court of Appeal as it serves to safeguard taxpayer interests in the face of hundreds of compensation claims which have appeared many years after the alleged incidents to which they refer."
Heavily-subscribed debate in the Commonspublished at 15:13 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2015
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End of twitter postPrime Minister's Questions 'was tremendous fun'published at 15:13
Daily Mirror"She swooped on the chancellor like a seagull over a floodplain," writes Sunday People political editor Nigel Nelson in his sketch of today’s Prime Minister’s Question.
He is, of course, referring to Labour’s Angela Eagle – who was deputising for leader Jeremy Corbyn. (David Cameron was away on official business today, hence the different line-up).
Nelson writes in the Mirror:
Quote MessageThey bandied figures around about help for flood victims before Ms Eagle revealed her real flight plan. She was there to take the pee. And she did it with such aplomb this PMQs was tremendous fun."
Watch: PMQs analysis with Laura Kuenssbergpublished at 15:12
Media caption, BBC political editor and guests discuss exchanges
Former Conservative minister to chair Office of Tax Simplifactionpublished at 15:10
Former Conservative Treasury minister Angela Knight has been appointed to the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS), which was set up by Chancellor George Osborne in 2010 to simplify and streamline UK tax law.
In a press release the Treasury said Ms Knight would chair its board and "help shape its strategy and priorities".
Ms Knight said she was "delighted" at the appointment, and added:
Quote MessageI am aware that a lot of good work has already been done, but there is much still to do. The OTS can help improve our tax system both in looking at where simplification is possible within existing arrangements and by making positive contributions to tax policy development."