Spotlight on John Whittingdalepublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 13 April 2016
The main news so far today surrounds the culture secretary John Whittingdale. Labour is calling for him to stand aside from responsibility for press regulation, including deciding whether to approve a further phase of the Leveson inquiry, following stories about a relationship he had with a sex worker. Read more. Downing Street has said it has full confidence in Mr Whittingdale. Will he be on the Commons front bench today?