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A little swipe at Diane Abbott from shadow cabinet colleague Lucy Powell. She confirms that Ms Abbott mocked Ms Powell by mimicking her Mancunian tones at a recent shadow cabinet meeting. 

"Diane has her own special approach to to these things that usually loses her the room, on the occasions that she does them," notes Ms Powell. 

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Labour's Lucy Powell bridles at Andrew Neil's suggestion that Angela Eagle seemed far more popular with Labour MPs than Jeremy Corbyn.

She concedes that Ms Eagle's "more traditional" style at PMQs - combative but with jokes - was preferred by Labour backbenchers, but Mr Corbyn's more sober style, with questions from the public, was preferred by voters.

Just before the session ended, Tory MP Peter Bone cheekily referred to Mr Osborne as the "acting prime minister" and called for him to back TV debates at the next election.

Mr Osborne says it is up to negotiations with the broadcasters, but adds that he thought Mr Cameron did well in this year's TV debates.

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After PMQs and the introduction of a private members' bill by DUP MP Sammy Wilson, MPs will take part in two Labour-led opposition debates. The first of these is on mental health. Full coverage of the rest of the day's Commons business is available from BBC Westminster Live.

George Osborne attacks comments by US Presidential contender Donald Trump, who claimed parts of London were "no go" areas and called for a ban on Muslims entering the US.

He said the comments "fly in the face of the founding principles of the United States".

He added that the "best way" to deal with "nonsense like this" was to make it clear that his views are not welcome.

He was responding to a call from East Ham Labour MP Stephen Timms to respond to Mr Trump's "bizarre claims".

But Mr Osborne bats away an SNP call for Mr Trump to be banned from the UK, saying that was not the best way to deal with issue.

And that brings the session to an end.  

George Osborne promises to look at tighter regulations for children's fancy dress costumes to prevent them "being engulfed in flames" within three seconds (to use Tory MP Ann Main's words).

Cambridge Labour MP Daniel Zeichner accuses Mr Osborne of breaking a promise on tuition fees after capping the repayment threshold at £21,000. The chancellor accuses Labour of "collective amnesia" because they introduced fees.

Carlisle Conservative MP John Stevenson calls on the government to back a charity - the Cumbrian community relief fund - in his area offering flood relief. Mr Osborne says he will match with £1m every £1m it raises.