An unofficial meeting of local members in Wallasey recently passed a motion of no confidence in the former Labour leadership hopeful, local MP Angela Eagle.

Wallasey CLP vice-chairman Paul Davies said the "Labour establishment" is "just trying to stop anybody being critical... It’s as simple as that".

He added: “They’re not happy we now have a 1,300-strong membership in Wallasey and won’t let us reconvene until we’re all out of the way.

“They’ll close down any CLP that doesn’t chime with the Labour establishment. They want a small, sanitised party.”

Mr Davies said he would challenge those making allegations of intimidation against Wallasey party members to a lie-detector test.

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In March the government delayed its plans to cap housing benefit payments on social rented properties by a year.

Shadow communities and local government secretary Grahame Morris calls on the government to "go one step further and reverse the decision to slash benefit".

Reducing the cap on the maximum amount those in supported housing can receive through welfare schemes will "affect elderly citizens, armed forces veterans, those with disabilities, homeless people and jeopardise the safety of those fleeing domestic violence". 

"What kind of country would we be in if we abandoned the most vulnerable in our country?" he asks MPs.

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The vice-chairman of Wallasey Constituency Labour Party says Labour have told him nothing about the local party being suspended.

A Labour spokeswoman said: “Complaints of bullying or intimidation and allegations of misconduct are always taken very seriously.”

The apparent suspension comes after allegations of intimidation at the CLP’s recent annual general meeting.

But vice-chairman Paul Davies – who denies any intimidation or homophobia took place – told the BBC no allegations had been put to the local party and the only indication the CLP had been suspended was the secretary finding she was unable to log into her Labour account this morning.

Mr Davies said Labour HQ was trying to “stifle democracy” and silence opponents of the local MP Angela Eagle.

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MPs now move to the first of today's two opposition day debates.

Labour is calling on the government to exempt supported housing – provided to disabled and vulnerable people to help them live as independently as possible - from its planned housing benefit cuts.  

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MPs have voted to reject Caroline Lucas's bill by 81 votes to 74.

Even if it had passed, the bill - to introduce proportional representation for elections for MPs and reduce the voting age to 16 in all UK elections and referendums - was unlikely to become law.

Very few Ten Minute Rule Bills make it all the way to the statute book.

They are, instead used as a high profile way of bringing attention to a particular cause.

Labour has made some shadow cabinet changes following Theresa May's creation of some new government departments.

Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry will double up as shadow secretary of state for exiting the European Union.

Barry Gardiner will be shadow international trade secretary.

Jon Trickett becomes shadow business, energy and industrial strategy secretary

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In an unusual step, former Cabinet minister John Penrose is opposing the Ten Minute Rule Bill - which are normally heard without opposition.

Mr Penrose says he "respects the energetic calls" to lower the voting age, but he feels changing the voting system "will harm our democracy".

He points out that the UK rejected changing the voting system to the "alternative vote" in a 2011 referendum.

Mr Penrose pushes the bill to a vote. Results are expected shortly.

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Green MP Caroline Lucas is setting out her Ten Minute Rule Bill to introduce proportional representation for elections for MPs and reduce the voting age to 16 in all UK elections and referendums.  

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Labour MP and former miner Dennis Skinner tells MPs he went to Orgreave and saw the violence was "all one way traffic from the police".

This was followed by "the same statements" used at Hillsborough by the police "over and over again written for each of these miners".

Home Secretary Amber Rudd says she will looks at these allegations and many others, before making her decision.

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Former Conservative Cabinet minister Sir Eric Pickles says South Yorkshire Police "seems to be a force that institutions disfunctionality".

He argues the future of South Yorkshire police is linked to the findings on Orgreave.

In reply, Amber Rudd confirms she is looking at fundamental re-organistion of the force.

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What does the rest of the world think about PMQs and our new prime minister? Our global audience on Facebook have been watching and giving their thoughts:

Omais Rasook Khan, Pakistan: Why do they say "yay" every time?

Carolyn Sullivan, Maryland, US: This is such a welcome change from the US legislature. Love the collegiality, the willingness to listen, and the sense of humour.

Henry Feldkcamp, Germany: British Parliament is hilarious. The speaker has to yell to be heard, everybody interrupts each other – such an immature, bad-mannered assembly.

Tage Chrstensen, Oslo, Norway: Thank you BBC for sharing this. Theresa May is really very well speaking and she is a much stronger leader than I thought.

Naomi Meyers, California: Is this just a bringing up of issues to be addressed? They don’t seem to be answers, just pledges.

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There is a certain amount of goodwill in Germany towards Theresa May. Berlin looked askance at the political chaos in Westminster after the referendum vote. So there was relief that a new leader took over in London without a messy leadership contest.

And so far Mrs May is being seen as a stabilising force — a non-ideological pragmatist who the similarly cautious Angela Merkel might just be able to do business with. 

But both politicians will need all their powers of compromise: Many in London want to be able to control migration from the EU, while maintaining full trade access to the single market. Something Berlin says is not possible. So far it’s hard to see how to keep both sides happy. 

Given that Mrs Merkel’s party is facing elections in September, and is fighting off her own insurgent Eurosceptics, she won’t be in the mood to give Britain too good a deal.

After all, the whole point of the EU is that being a member is better than not being a member. And although keeping Britain economically stable is seen as important here, Germany’s top priority now is keeping the rest of the EU intact. 

Giles Dilnot
Daily and Sunday Politics reporter

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Andy Burnham is accusing Home Office Minister Lord Keen of Elie of misleading Parliament over comments in the House of Lords. Lord Keen told peers last week that:

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