Summary

  • David Cameron seeks Polish support for his EU renegotiation proposals during trip to Warsaw

  • Polish PM says she support aspects of the UK's draft blueprint, such as enhanced national sovereignty and competitiveness

  • But Beata Szydlo says other areas, including curbs on EU migrants benefits, need to be 'ironed out'

  • The UK PM moves onto Denmark for talks with counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen, who gives full backing to his reforms

  • Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says a UN panel's ruling that Julian Assange be allowed to go free is 'ridiculous'

  • The head of the cross-party Remain in EU campaign, Lord Rose, says he expects a substantial win in the referendum

  1. Corbyn to Cameron: Please, think againpublished at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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    Mr Corbyn changes tack slightly and asks a question on behalf of "Martin". "Martin," he says, has a close friend suffering from breast cancer and wants to know why employment and support allowance is being cut for 3,200 cancer claimants. He urges the PM "to think carefully about this proposal" and think again, saying it will have a severe impact on those "with serious conditions". He concludes by pleading "please, think again". 

  2. 'Stats fest not shedding light on the issue'published at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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  3. Cameron says Corbyn's 'cogs need to turn a bit quicker'published at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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    The PM claims that Mr Corbyn is still asking the same question despite being given the answer earlier in the session. He circles his hand towards his Labour opponent, saying "the cogs need to turn around a bit quicker". He goes onto the attack, criticising Labour's economic policies which he claims would result in higher taxes in Wales and Scotland. 

  4. Why no questions from Corbyn on EU deal?published at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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  5. Sir Edward Leigh: Cameron 'won't convince British public over EU'published at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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    European Council President Donald Tusk's proposals on EU reform do not "go far enough" because they don't address "two fundamental points", senior Conservative backbencher Sir Edward Leigh says.

    David Cameron will not convince the British people to vote to stay in the EU unless Britain can control its borders and have a sovereign parliament, which Sir Edward says are not currently on the table.

  6. Cameron defends public health spendingpublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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    The PM defends his record on public health, saying in his time in power smoking in the back of cars has been outlawed and plain packaging for cigarettes is to come into force. There is then a mini-spat between the two leaders over how the NHS in Wales is performing. The PM says the cancer drugs fund is not available in Wales and the Labour Welsh government is cutting NHS budgets. Mr Corbyn responds by saying that the NHS is devolved in Wales. 

  7. Cameron agrees with Corbyn on cancer treatmentpublished at 12:12 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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  8. Watch: Jeremy Corbyn questions David Cameron over cancer diagnosis and treatmentpublished at 12:12 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

    The exchanges came during Prime Minister's Questions

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  9. Public health spending raised by Jeremy Corbynpublished at 12:10 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

    The Labour leader says the PM has not answered his specific question about diagnostic radiographers. But the PM suggests that numbers have risen by 15% since 2010 due to the extra money invested in the NHS. Mr Corbyn goes on to to raise what he says is a £200m cut in the public health budget, saying targeting smoking and obesity is key to addressing cancer. 

  10. Target for diagnosis-to-treatment waitspublished at 12:08 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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    The PM says more cancer patients are being diagnosed and treated earlier. The Labour leader says early diagnosis is critical and questions what he says is a fall in the number of therapeutic radiographers. The PM says the UK is hitting many key targets on treatment but has fallen below the target for cancer patients' first treatment to be 62 days after diagnosis. 

  11. Jeremy Corbyn raises wait times for cancer testspublished at 12:07 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is on his feet. He raises the fight against cancer. He urges the PM to deal with a rise in the time that cancer patients are waiting for diagnostic tests. In response, the PM says that "cancer is one of the great fights of our time and one we are determined to win".

  12. Defence spending raisedpublished at 12:04 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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    The second question is from Marcus Fysh on defence spending in his Somerset constitiuency. It gives an opportunity for the PM to confirm the UK will spend 2% of GDP on defence in the future. 

  13. Labour MP on EU deal: Is that it?published at 12:03 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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    The first question is from Labour's John Mann about the EU referendum. He says "is that it? Is that the best the PM can do?". He says there is nothing in it for pensioners and that the UK's economic plan is dependent on a further million migrants entering the UK by 2020. The PM says the UK will succeed as a country in a reformed Europe and that it will be "good for jobs, investment and growth". 

  14. Pic: David Cameron gets PMQs under waypublished at 12:02 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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  15. Hoey: EU deal is 'a bit of a side show'published at 12:02 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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    Kate Hoey

    Labour ex-minister Kate Hoey, who is campaigning for Britain to leave the EU, dismissed David Cameron's attempts to get a deal on the EU as "a bit of frippery".

    She told BBC2's Daily Politics:

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    The whole thing is a bit of a side show. Nothing is going to change unless we can get back control of our own borders... our own laws and unless we can get back control of this Parliament actually making the decisions and the British people making those decisions, all of this is a bit of frippery."

  16. UK arms sales 'undermining' aid to Yemen?published at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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    Conservative MP Laurence Robertson asks about the humanitarian situation in Yemen. The country has been embroiled in civil war since March 2015.

    International Development Minister Desmond Swayne says 80% of the population need aid, 2.5m people are displaced and there have been 8,000 civilian casualties. But he says that the UK has increased its aid spending in Yemen by £85m.

    Conservative backbencher Helen Grant asks if the UK's "good work" is being "undermined" by UK companies selling arms to Saudi Arabia, who are backing one side in the conflict and have been accused of bombing a hospital run by the charity MSF.

    Desmond Swayne says the "violent and unlawful removal of government of Yemen" undermines Yemen and only a peace process will end people's suffering.

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  17. Cameron EU negotiations 'a farce'published at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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  18. PM has made 'substantial progress' on EU dealpublished at 11:54 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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    Therese Coffey, Conservative Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, says the prime minister has made "substantial progress" on Britain's four areas of concern with the EU.

    She told BBC2's the Daily Politics:

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    It's a case of stopping laws progressing that we think are contrary to the UK.... what we needed to do was effectively recalibrate the relationship."

  19. First ministers write to Cameron opposing June referendumpublished at 11:48 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

    The first ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have written to David Cameron calling on him not to hold the EU referendum in June.

    In a joint letter Nicola Sturgeon, Carwyn Jones, Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness warn that with elections in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in May, a referendum campaign running at the same time "risks confusing issues at a moment when clarity is required."

    They also say it would make it "virtually impossible" for political parties in these areas to work together on the referendum campaign while their own elections are in progress.

    Here is the letter - dated today

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    We write with regard to the forthcoming UK Referendum on EU membership to express our concerns about the possibility of a June 2016 referendum in the event that you are successful in securing your renegotiation aims at the European Council later this month. We think it essential that those casting their votes are fully informed of the arguments on EU membership. As you know, elections take place in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on 5 May. We believe that holding a referendum as early as June will mean that a significant part of the referendum campaign will necessarily run in parallel with those elections and risks confusing issues at a moment when clarity is required. Furthermore, it will be virtually impossible for the political parties in our respective territories to plan effectively for, and where appropriate work together on, the referendum campaign while our own elections are in progress. We believe that the European Referendum is of vital importance to the future of the whole United Kingdom and the debate leading up to it should, therefore, be free of other campaigning distraction. We believe it would be better for you to commit to deferring the EU referendum at least until later in the year."

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    We look forward to hearing from you. Nicola Sturgeon, Arlene Foster. Martin McGuinness, Carwyn Jones."

  20. Watch: Nigel Farage criticises 'emergency break' ideapublished at 11:44 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2016

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