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Image source, GetAs campaigning in the EU referendum continues, how do government ministers and MPs from all the parties in the House of Commons line up? The tallies are changing all the time and will be updated here's the list so far.
Labour plans to retain the posts of police and crime commissioners and make them "more accountable", Jeremy Corbyn has said.
The party's 2015 election manifesto, external promised to abolish the elected roles, created by the coalition government.
But Mr Corbyn described their role as "vital in a changing world".
He was speaking as he launched Labour's campaign for the police and crime commissioners elections to be held across England and Wales on 5 May.
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"No compelling argument" has been made that Northern Ireland's agriculture industry would be better off if the UK left the European Union, the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) says.
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MPs now move to the day's final business, the adjournment debate. Today the short debate is on the adequacy of roads and transport infrastructure around Glossop and the High Peak, led by Andrew Bingham the Conservative MP for High Peak.
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Responding to the debate for the government, Europe Minister David Lidington argues that the alternatives to membership of the EU would not be sovereignty but "kingship with a paper crown".
"The alternatives we see around us are of countries who, in order to get free trade, have to accept not only all EU regulations that govern matters such as free movement without any say in determining them but also have to contribute to the EU budget," he tells MPs.
A survey from the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce members suggests most members would vote for the UK to remain in the European Union.
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Shadow foreign affairs minister Pat Glass says her party supports staying in Europe "not as it is, but as it could be".
Labour want to see Europe "dealing with some of the issues we cannot deal with alone - not just international terrorism, war, migration and climate change - but dealing with the exploitative practices of employers and international tax evasion" she tells MPs.
"We cannot hope to deal with the Googles of the world without our EU partners," she concludes.
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Immigration Minister James Brokenshire is interviewed by World at One presenter Martha Kearney on statistics which put UK net migration at 323,000 - three times the government's pledge.
Immigration Minister James Brokenshire on statistics putting net migration at 323,000.
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Responding to the news of a 30% increase in the number of people sleeping rough in England, the Local Government Association said councils "work hard" to prevent homelessness, but warned:
Quote MessageAs the housing crisis intensifies, councils are facing real difficulties in finding emergency care for all homeless people and to expand the range of accommodation for homeless people, particularly those who are young, vulnerable, or with families."
Councillor Peter Box, LGA housing spokesman, warned the Housing and Planning Bill currently going through Parliament could "reduce the amount of affordable rentable accommodation".
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Green MP Caroline Lucas tells MPs her party is in favour of remaining in the European Union because "we are outward looking and we believe we can do better by collaborating" rather than "turning our back on our neighbours".
While she says she disagrees with the new deal with the EU "what's at stake is much bigger than the small beans of the renegotiation".
The result of the referendum will "show what kind of country we want to be and the kind of future we want for our children".
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Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg describes the renegotiation of the UK's relationship with the EU as "worse than a failure".
He argues that Prime Minister David Cameron not only "failed to deliver on the promises given to the electorate" he also "gave away our most powerful negotiating card" with the EU during the renegotiation.
Quoting from the agreement , externalJacob Rees-Mogg tells MPs that, as part of the deal, member states who are not part of the euro shall "refrain from measures which could jeopardise the attainment of the objectives of economic and monetary union".
"So when the European Union comes to develop the fiscal union it has asked for we will have nothing to say because we have promised to do nothing," he says.
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SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh dismisses the renegotiation of the terms of the UK's membership of the EU as a "mere side show".
Though she says she will be voting to stay in the European Union, Ms Ahmed-Sheikh argues that the government's renegotiation dealt with "peripheral issues" rather than "grasping the real problems".
She complains that the prime minister did not discuss "securing greater transparency in TTIP" or ensuring that "neglected legislatures have a right to attend meetings where issues on devolution are debated and agreed" when he had "the ear of 27 heads of state".
Image source, AFPThe French government's plan to clear part of the Calais migrant camp known as the "Jungle" has been approved by a court in Lille.
A deadline for around 1,000 migrants to leave the southern part of the camp expired on Tuesday.
The court ruled that the eviction plan for the camp was legal.
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Image source, PAAn email arrives from UKIP. Nigel Farage is wondering why, as Jonathan Portes has been pointing out today, external, gross migration to the UK from the EU was 260,000 in the year to September, but during the same period, 650,000 EU nationals registered for National Insurance numbers.
"They are pulling the wool over our eyes," Mr Farage says.
"NiNos (National Insurance numbers) are a simple and clear reflection of the real numbers of people in this country, as without them you can neither legally work, nor claim benefits."
There is no question that the immigration figures, which are based on a survey taken at ports and airports, are imprecise, with the ONS 95% confident that the net migration figure is within plus or minus 37,000 of the true figure.
But using National Insurance numbers also presents problems. In particular, everyone who wants to work in the UK must have a National Insurance number, even if they're only working in the country for a few weeks, whereas the long-term migration figures only count people planning to stay for a year or more.
Also, the migration stats include many people who are not planning to work or claim benefits, such as children or non-working partners. People applying for a National Insurance number could have arrived at any time, not necessarily in the year or quarter in question.
So the difference between the two figures is striking, but National Insurance numbers are not a better figure to use than the migration figures.
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Image source, ThinkstockThe UK regulator Ofcom has published its review of the telecoms industry, looking at how to ensure homes and businesses get the best possible phone and broadband services.
It comes at a crucial time, when consumers and governments alike recognise that broadband is nearly as vital as the water and electricity supplies.
But, complaints about net services are at an all-time high. And for many, broadband is still slow or non-existent.
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