Labour says Ken Livingstone will not have a formal role in its defence review, which will consider policy on Trident
Shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry says the review will be based on evidence and will aim to publish its interim findings in June
Jean-Claude Juncker says agreement on the UK's EU re-negotiations is likely next month
More than a million benefits claimants may be facing destitution after disappearing from the welfare system, Labour ex-minister Frank Field claims.
Head teachers warn the system for creating new school places in England is fragmented and confusing, risking harm to children's education
Image source, PAEnvironment Agency chairman Sir Philip Dilley, who came under fire during the recent floods, has resigned, the Environment Agency has said.
Sir Philip who was criticised for holidaying in Barbados during the crisis, admitted it "would have been better" to have returned earlier.
Downing Street has published a note that David Cameron has sent to government ministers setting out the terms on which they will be allowed to campaign for either side during a future EU referendum. The prime minister makes clear that this freedom will be granted only after his negotiations with other EU nations about a new deal for the UK have concluded. Mr Cameron says this "wholly exceptional arrangement" will apply only to the question of whether the UK should remain in the EU or not and "collective responsibility" will apply in all other matters relating to EU business and policy making.
However, he says there should be "flexibility and common sense" so that ministers with a longstanding opposition to EU membership should not have to contradict themselves while speaking in Parliament. As there will be a clear government position on the issue, likely to be a recommendation that the UK stays a member of the EU, Mr Cameron says the civil service will be expected to support this view and it will not be appropriate for officials to provide briefings to any ministers arguing the opposite. The note concludes:
Quote MessageIt will be very important that during this period for ministers on both sides to treat each other with appropriate respect and courtesy... throughout this period, and in its aftermath we will continue to have the responsibility for governing the country and serving the public who elected us. This can only be done effectively if we remain, despite differences on this one issue, a united, harmonious, mutually respectful team."
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The next question has been tabled by Labour's Jo Cox on aid expected to reach Syrian town of Madaya for the first time since October.
Doctors Without Borders has reported that 28 people have died of starvation in the town since December.
The rebel-held town has been besieged by government forces since early July.
The delivery of aid to Madaya is conditional on aid also being given to government-controlled Foah and Kefraya.
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Labour's Marie Rimmer asks the government to consider introducing "duty of candour" in young offenders institution similar to the one introduced in the NHS last year.
A duty of candour requires staff to be honest and open when things go wrong in an institution.
Michael Gove says he will consider her "thoughtful recommendation".
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Conservative Lucy Frazer suggests that low level drug and alcohol offenders should be monitored rather than locked up.
Michael Gove insists that the option of custody "should always be there" but agrees that it is important to keep people out of "the tough and brutal environment of prison" where appropriate.
Politicians' tributes to music legend David Bowie, who has died of cancer aged 69
Image source, PASo what do we know about the new shadow attorney general Karl Turner?
Well, he took over Hull East from John Prescott, in 2010. He backed Andy Burnham for leader of the Labour Party, saying he did not think Jeremy Corbyn had the qualities required to be Prime Minister. He said he would be disappointed if he won.
His previous posts include: shadow solicitor general, opposition assistant whip and spells on the Home Affairs and Justice select committees.
Identity cards were used by everyone in World War Two
Senior MPs have called on ministers to reconsider the introduction of national identity cards.
The ID card scheme was brought in by the Labour government in 2003 - but the project was scrapped by the coalition in 2010.
In the Commons this afternoon MPs from across the parties asked ministers to reconsider the scheme to boost national security.
Conservative former Armed Forces Minister Sir Nicholas Soames asked Immigration Minister James Brokenshire: "Would you reconsider the whole question of ID cards? Not only in respect of immigration and the introduction of many digital services to all our individuals and citizens but particularly in regard to the national security and the protection of all our citizens from terrorism.
"Would you agree that this really is now a matter of national security?"
But Mr Brokenshire insisted the decision taken by the coalition was the right one.
"There are steps that we are taking through various measures to enhance the security of this country - but our judgement remains that ID cards is not the right way forward," he said.
Ministers were pressed to explain why it was taking so long to reunite refugee children living in camps at Calais and Dunkirk with their families in the UK.
Independent MP Natalie McGarry said Save the Children estimated there were up to 2,000 unaccompanied children living in the French camps.
Shadow home office minister Sir Keir Starmer told MPs at Commons questions he had visited the area recently and "nothing could prepare anyone for the squalor of those camps, particularly in Dunkirk".
Both MPs asked what was stopping the children from being returned to their families.
But Junior Home Office Minister Karen Bradley argued that as the children were in France, they were out of British jurisdiction.
"This is a sovereign country - we can't interfere in French matters," she said.
New shadow attorney general Karl Turner was among 223 MPs to vote against air strikes on Syria, following the 10-hour debate last month.
A government motion on whether the UK should join US-led coalition air strikes against so-called Islamic State militants in Syria was passed 397 to 223.
Mr Turner, MP for Kingston upon Hull East MP, was previously shadow solicitor general and opposition whip.
He was elected to Parliament in 2010 and became the first Hull-born MP to represent the constituency since William Wilberforce.
Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Karl Turner to be Shadow Attorney General in the Shadow Cabinet.
The Labour leader made the announcement following Catherine McKinnell's decision to quit the post citing concerns over the party's direction under Mr Corbyn.
Ms McKinnell said Labour was heading down an "increasingly negative path" amid "internal conflict" stemming from the recent shadow cabinet reshuffle.
With a "heavy heart", she said she had concluded she could better serve the party from the backbenches.
She is the fourth MP to quit the front bench since Mr Corbyn's reshuffle.
Watch: Cameron on mental health spending plans and ministers' freedom on EU referendum
Boris Johnson has called Sadiq Khan, Labour's London mayoral candidate "stuck in the past" and criticised him for not condemning planned underground strikes in the capital:
Quote MessageMr Khan is all over the place. He spends most days pretending to run away from the Aslef-funded Jeremy Corbyn and his Labour Party, whilst simultaneously paying homage to his union backers."
Sadiq Khan quickly hit back saying tube strikes under Boris Johnson had doubled:
Quote MessageI won’t take any lessons from you after your failure to stop strikes."
Ministers will be looking at the training of staff in schools to help them spot signs of child exploitation, Home Secretary Theresa May told MPs during Commons questions.
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GMB boss Paul Kenny warns Jeremy Corbyn that his union won't "go quietly" over Trident.
GMB boss Paul Kenny has warned Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn that his union would not "go quietly" if he changed the party's policy on Trident.
He told World at One presenter Martha Kearney that Labour policy-making already had a process and rules that must be adhered to.
"If anybody thinks that unions like the GMB are going to go quietly into the night while tens of thousands of our members' jobs are literally swannied away by rhetoric then they've got another shock coming," he added.
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Jo Coburn speaks to shadow ministers Richard Burgon and Lord Falconer
Catherine McKinnell has become the latest shadow minister to quit, citing concerns with Labour's direction under leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Shadow justice secretary Lord Falconer said the party needed to focus on attacking the government rather than itself.
But Richard Burgon, a shadow Treasury minister, said Labour was more united than the media portrayed, telling Jo Coburn its MPs and peers "agree on 99% of things".
They also discussed Trident, with Lord Falconer saying "let's see what happens" when asked whether he would quit his shadow cabinet post if Labour adopted an anti-Trident stance.
Image source, Getty ImagesA split in the Anglican Church over the issue of homosexuality "would not be a disaster, but it would be a failure", the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.
Speaking ahead of a meeting of Church leaders, Justin Welby said he wanted "reconciliation", but that would mean "finding ways to disagree well".
Views range from liberals in the US - who accept openly gay clergy - to conservatives in Africa, who do not.
There are fears of a permanent schism in the 80m-strong Communion.
The Communion covers more than 160 countries, many of whom look to Archbishop Welby, the church's most senior bishop, for leadership.
Lord Falconer says changes proposed by government will hit Labour funding
Government changes to trade union affiliation fees are designed to cut Labour's funding, shadow justice secretary Lord Falconer said.
The Trade Union Bill would require Labour-affiliated union members to opt in rather than opt out of paying a political levy as part of their fees.
Shadow attorney general Catherine McKinnell is the fourth MP to quit the front bench since Jeremy Corbyn's reshuffle.
Ms McKinnell stepped down citing concerns over Labour's direction under Mr Corbyn.
She said Labour was heading down an "increasingly negative path" amid "internal conflict" stemming from the recent shadow cabinet reshuffle.
With a "heavy heart", she said she had concluded she could better serve the party from the backbenches.
Just hours before her resignation, Mr Corbyn claimed the party was "moving on" from the internal ructions of recent weeks.
