PMQs: MPs clash over political response to racist abuse

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The prime minister says football banning orders will be changed to stop those guilty of racist abuse online from going to matches
At PMQs, Labour leader Keir Starmer accused the government of stoking a culture war around the England football team
Boris Johnson said racism is a problem in the UK and "it needs to be stamped out"
Over one million people have signed a petition calling on the Football Association and the government to introduce a life ban on racists
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said people must continue to wear face masks on the city's transport network
Scotland's deputy first minister has said face masks could still be mandatory until Christmas
MPs have scrapped a system that gave English MPs a veto over laws only affecting England

Lots of topics in our headlines this morning that MPs could raise with Boris Johnson this week:

London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan has said that rules on wearing face masks should be kept across the UK. He told the BBC that face coverings must be worn on the capital’s transport network, “while we still have people in our society who may be vulnerable” to the virus.

On Tuesday, Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said face covering will continue to be mandatory “for some time” after other restrictions are lifted. It means that Scotland and England now have different rules for masks.

Labour has called for the courts to be given new powers to crackdown on people who post racist abuse online. Labour's shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens said anyone convicted of racist abuse online should be banned from attending football matches.

In a vote last night MPs approved compulsory vaccinations for care home staff in England. From October, anyone working in a Care Quality Commission-registered care home in England must have two vaccine doses unless they are exempt. But a number of Conservatives MPs voiced anger at the plans.

Ministers say new technology will allow domestic flights to be emissions-free by 2040. The aviation proposal is contained in the government’s "Transport Decarbonisation Strategy". But it has been criticised by environmentalists who say the government is putting far too much faith in innovation.

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