David Cameron on Andrew Marr show

Summary

David Cameron tells Marr he's "hopeful" of an EU deal in February and referendum is likely after September
He says he'll stay on as PM - and "do everything necessary to make it work" - if UK votes to leave EU
Shadow justice secretary Lord Falconer urges Labour to "come together" after recent reshuffle
Labour MP Alison McGovern has quit a party policy group over differences with the leadership

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Dominic Howell and Gerry Holt

Ex-shadow culture secretary is 'Labour to the core' - Andy Burnhampublished at 11:20
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Lisa Nandy sorry to see ex-shadow culture secretary gopublished at 11:15
Amid rumours of Lisa Nandy, currently the shadow energy secretary getting a new role, she has told the BBC she is is "sorry to see Michael go".
Michael Dugher was formerly the Culture Secretary. She said it was too early to tell who would take over the role.
In response to the rumours around her own future she said she tends "not to trust what I read in the media".
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I'm sorry to see Michael go. I think he's been a very good Shadow Transport Secretary and since then Shadow Culture Secretary and I'm sure he'll go on to do very interesting things from the backbenches."
So who's survived from Labour's top team in 2009?published at 11:10
Further to the quiz question (see 09:10 entry) we not only have a winner, but also a little clarification. Only two members of Gordon Brown's cabinet remain in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet now. The third man who survives from the picture was John Healey, who, as pointed out by Derek Young, was allowed to attend cabinet but was not a member of it:
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Jeremy Corbyn ally in spat with Labour MPpublished at 11:05
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Watch: John Pienaar on ministers getting EU vote freedompublished at 11:00
BBC chief political correspondent explains what has happened
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David Cameron will give Conservatives freedom to campaign during the EU
Michael Dugher is rare and talented politician - Labour deputy leaderpublished at 10:44
Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has spoken out in praise of Michael Dugher, who has been axed as shadow culture secretary by leader Jeremy Corbyn. He said:
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Michael Dugher is a rare politician - a talented working class MP who hasn't lost his strong Yorkshire roots. Politicians with his ability and commitment can make a difference in any role. Labour's loss in the shadow cabinet will be compensated by Michael's free thought on the backbenches."
Labour MPs support ex-shadow culture secretarypublished at 10:35
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MPs react to shadow culture secretary sackingpublished at 10:27
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Ex-shadow culture secretary is defiant about articlepublished at 10:22
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UK Foreign Secretary visits Chinapublished at 10:20
In other news the Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is in China.
It follows a visit to the UK in October by the Chinese President Xi Jinping which the Foreign Office describes as a "landmark" visit which marked a "significant change" in UK-China relations.
Mr Hammond will meet his counterpart to discuss "the humanitarian and political situation in Syria and the fight against Daesh and international terrorism".
The Foreign Office said "a significant commercial agreement is also expected".
Corbyn didn't like sacked Michael Dugher's writingpublished at 10:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2016
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Michael Dugher has told the BBC that Jeremy Corbyn told him he didn't like the things that Mr Dugher had been writing.
Mr Dugher said that he had to speak out in defence of colleagues who were being briefed against.
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Maria Eagle to become shadow culture secretary?published at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2016
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PM avoiding resignations over EU referendum with Tory free votepublished at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2016
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Shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher sackedpublished at 10:04
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Reshuffle announcements expected later todaypublished at 10:03
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Shuffled away from Corbyn's officepublished at 10:02
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Ministers to be free to campaign for in or out in EU referendumpublished at 09:54
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John Pienaar
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David Cameron will announce today that government ministers will be allowed to campaign for either side in the referendum once a deal is reached on Britain's relationship with the EU.
Pics: Corbyn and Benn tight-lipped as they leave for workpublished at 09:40
Why reshuffles matterpublished at 09:30
Laura Kuenssberg
BBC political editor
Will this turn out to be the reshuffle that never was?
One member of the shadow cabinet said, "it was all on, and then it was all off again".
A senior Labour figure tells me now that despite the target on Hilary Benn's back, that Jeremy Corbyn has "backed down", and the shadow foreign secretary is absolutely safe in his job.
The shadow defence secretary, Maria Eagle, has been told that she will be moved jobs, but won't be demoted.
It seems, and Jeremy Corbyn's office says no final decisions have been taken, that any big moves are now off the table.
Jeremy Corbyn did, just 36 hours, ago, want new faces in those jobs after bust-ups over nuclear weapons and military action in Syria, but this morning it would be a big surprise to his shadow cabinet - even though this might be a disappointment to some of his supporters - if he did go ahead with making the changes.
His supporters say much of the frenzied speculation around the reshuffle was whipped up by their opponents, rather than Mr Corbyn himself, but I understand he did want to make the changes and after members of the shadow cabinet made it plain that they would resist him extremely strongly, it seems he will not.
Frankly, while predicting reshuffles is one of Westminster's favourite parlour games, most members of the public will be hard pushed to notice much has gone on.
But reshuffles do matter, because they are a test of the authority of political leaders.
Whatever the final details today, the bigger question in the longer term is whether even the threat of sackings will change the dynamics, will it mean the shadow cabinet will be less willing to contradict or challenge Jeremy Corbyn's positions in public?
Today's agenda in the House of Commonspublished at 09:23
We are expecting statements on the EU summit and floods
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