Summary

  • High Court challenge to Brexit process succeeds

  • Ruling says MPs, not just PM, must approve Article 50 process

  • Government to appeal against decision

  • Bank of England raises 2017 UK growth forecast

Live Reporting

Jackie Storer and Alex Hunt

  1. Watch: Safe spaces for heroin users?

    BBC Radio 5 live

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  2. Busy day ahead in the Commons...

    There's quite a lengthy list of subjects being raised in the House of Commons this afternoon. Here's the current running order for the first part of the afternoon and early evening:

    14:30: Home Office questions

    15:30: NHS funding (the dispute over the extra £10bn)

    Followed by: Statement on changes to work-capability tests

    Followed by: Statement on Nissan

  3. MPs to debate grouse shooting ban

    MPs are to hear calls for a grouse shooting ban, after more than 100,000 people signed a petition.

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  4. Watch: UKIP hopeful Peter Whttle on his ambitions for the party

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  5. Watch: Welfare reform since 2010

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  6. May: Carney is 'right man for job'

    The prime minister is "supportive" of Mark Carney staying on as Bank of England governor until 2021.

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  7. Full text: Written ministerial statement about Green Paper on work, health and disability

    Issued by Damian Green, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

    Today, we are publishing a Green Paper on work, health and disability. It represents an important step towards building a society that works for everyone, where all disabled people and those with health conditions are able to go as far as their talents will take them. The Green Paper, published by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health, marks a new era of joint working to tackle the barriers that disabled people have faced for far too long and redefine how we think about work, health and disability. A disability employment gap of 32 percentage points currently exists between disabled people and non-disabled people. We are bold in our ambition to halve that gap. We must also be bold in action, on the part of the welfare and health systems, employers and wider society. We need a more personalised and integrated health and welfare system that puts individuals at its heart, but also one that protects those who need the most support. A welfare system that provides work for those who can, support for those who could and care for those who cannot. The Green Paper focuses on how best to provide the support for those who could work. We will look at how best to improve the way that work and sickness certification works. Jobcentre work coaches will be encouraged to signpost claimants to therapy. The Green Paper also consults on the crucial role that employers need to play, for this is not a challenge for the government alone. Sickness absence costs business nearly £10 billion a year and having a strong, diverse labour market is vital for the economy’s future growth. The Green Paper asks how businesses can help attract and support disabled people in the workforce. As part of the consultation, over the coming months, we will be talking with disabled people and those who have health conditions. We will be talking to carers, families, professionals, and a range of organisations who are so important to getting this right. Together, our plan to help and support more disabled people into work is a key step towards building a Great Meritocracy where all that matters is the talent you have and how hard you are prepared to work."

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  8. UK government's IT spending under fire

    Reports suggest that the government is still overspending on its IT programmes despite promising a change in culture.

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  9. Listen again: Angela Rayner 'underestimated because of her accent'

    Westminster Hour
    Radio 4's Westminster Hour

    Labour's shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said that she had always been underestimated because of her accent.

    "If you want to underestimate me because I speak like a Mancunian, like the people I grew up with, then so be it at your peril," she said.

  10. Listen again: Nicky Morgan on grammar school plans

    Westminster Hour
    Radio 4's Westminster Hour

    Nicky Morgan says Tory opposition to grammar schools may present challenges for government

  11. No 10 says PM backs Bank of England governor Mark Carney

    The Prime Minister's spokeswoman has made clear the PM's support for Mark Carney as Governor of the Bank of England.

    She said Mrs May would be supportive if he wanted to stay on beyond his five year term. But added the decision on his future was for Mark Carney to make.

    There have been questions about whether Mr Carney will stay on beyond his initial five year term, in the wake of criticism from some about his comments during the EU referendum campaign.

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  12. Toby Young on the free school target, as he is named new director of New Schools Network

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  13. Watch: US election - How did two unpopular candidates rise to the top?

  14. Listen: The grammar schools debate

    Westminster Hour
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    Theresa May wants to expand grammar schools in England but faces fierce opposition. As the debate on selective education continues, reporter Ellie Price visits one of the oldest grammar schools in England.

  15. UKIP leadership: And then there were four

    With David Kurten and Raheem Kassam suspending their leadership campaigns on Sunday and Monday respectively, the UKIP leadership race currently has four runners:

    • Suzanne Evans
    • Paul Nuttall
    • John Rees Evans
    • Peter Whittle

    Read more: UKIP leadership: The contenders to succeed Diane James

  16. Today's business in the Commons

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  17. Arron Banks to shift support in UKIP leadership race?

    The UKIP donor tweets...

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  18. UKIP candidate Raheem Kassam drops out of leadership race

    Former Nigel Farage aide Raheem Kassam has dropped out of the race to lead UKIP.

    Mr Kassam, who was backed by UKIP donor Arron Banks, said in a statement: "It is a decision I have not taken lightly, but following meetings this weekend I realised the path to victory is too narrow."

    He blamed his decision to drop out of the race on forces at the top of the party, saying he was "not satisfied about the integrity of the process."

    Mr Kassam said "I would encourage my supporters to back Peter Whittle, who I think would make a fantastic leader of the party."

  19. Ed Balls lives to dance another day

    Ed Balls and Katya Jones dance the Cha Cha to 'Love Potion No. 9’ by Hansel Martinez

    The former shadow chancellor Ed Balls made it past the judges of Strictly Come Dancing with a Halloween-themed Cha Cha.

    His performance made waves on twitter, with "Ed Balls body rub" trending after the show.

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  20. Arron Banks reveals Brexit rivalries

    The Daily Mail

    The Daily Mail has published extracts from the diaries of UKIP donor and Brexit campaigner Arron Banks, describing some of the infighting between rival Leave campaigns in the run-up to the EU referendum. 

    They include a public spat with UKIP's MP Douglas Carswell - who Banks suspected was a "Tory plant", criticism of Transport Secretay Chris Grayling, described as "the greyest of the grey" and an anecdote about Nigel Farage in a sauna.

    Read more: Brexit Bloodletting