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We’re going to bring our coverage of this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions to a close.

As we mentioned earlier, the Health Secretary Sajid Javid will hold a press conference in Downing Street at 17:00 BST on the Covid booster vaccination programme and the procurement of antiviral drugs.

You will find our live coverage and analysis here as it happens.

With you on board for PMQs were Jennifer Scott, Kate Whannel and Paul Seddon.

Thanks for following along with us today.

Ione Wells
Westminster Correspondent, BBC News

A word we heard throughout today's PMQs was “collegiate.”

Both the prime minister and the Labour leader emphasised they would like to work together on tackling certain issues like online abuse, extremism and terrorism, and male violence against women.

Coming down the road, however, will no doubt be further debate about how this is achieved.

Particularly contentious are issues like whether cracking down on anonymity online could play a role - something some MPs have called for this week, but something that Sir Keir Starmer said would not have prevented recent acts of terrorism.

Similarly, we can expect sanctions for tech companies who fail to crack down on abuse and extremism to be a theme of debate for weeks to come.

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As we wind down our coverage from the Commons for today, here's a quick recap today's PMQs

• The prime minister said the government will introduce its Online Safety Bill to the Commons by Christmas
• Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called for company directors to face tougher sanctions for allowing extreme material to be shared on their sites. Boris Johnson said measures will be included in the bill
• Boris Johnson said he is in favour of a "collegiate approach" and called for Labour to support counter-terrorism measures
• SNP Westminster Leader Ian Blackford said the government had inflicted a "devastating blow" to the renewable energy sector by not backing a carbon storage facility in Aberdeen.
• Asked if he will reinstate the £20 top-up to universal credit, Boris Johnson said government policies were leading to a "huge jobs boom".

Frank Gardner
BBC Security Correspondent

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During PMQs, Boris Johnson said his party has invested "record sums" to tackle counter-terrorism.

But, the government is facing a difficult dilemma over its controversial counter-extremism programme called Prevent.

News that the suspect held in custody over the killing of MP Sir David Amess had earlier been referred to this scheme has reinforced calls for it to be overhauled and made "more robust".

What is the point, some argue, in referring people to this £40m a year programme - which aims to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting them - if they may then go on to commit murder?

But others argue that hardening it up with more involvement of police and MI5 officers will simply scare away the very people who currently agree to take part in its voluntary de-radicalisation course, the Channel scheme.

Read Frank's analysis in full here.

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Away from Parliament, Theresa May's husband Philip May has been given a knighthood for his "political service".

When Mrs May stepped down as prime minister she described her husband as her "greatest supporter and my closest companion".

At the same event former Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry was made a Dame Commander by the Prince of Wales.

And Steven Knight, who created the drama Peaky Blinders and wrote the film Spencer about Diana, Princess of Wales was made an MBE.

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Theresa May, who worked with James Brokenshire during her time as home secretary before appointing him in her own cabinet, calls him a "remarkable man, an outstanding minister, a great constituency member of parliament and a true friend".

The former prime minister praises his work in government, saying how much he "understood the importance of the decisions he was making", and "cared about people" affected.

And she says he was always helping his own constituents when he could.

But he wasn't just "a hard working, workaholic", says May. He was "great fun" and a "loving family man".

She recalls his concern about how his cancer diagnosis would impact his wife and family - who are in the Commons public gallery to hear the tributes.

She concludes: "The government is the poorer for his loss, this parliament is poorer for his loss and our country is the poorer for his loss."

Sir Keir Starmer begins his own tribute.

"One of first things you learn in Parliament is that there are not many glamorous roles in opposition.

"No one gives you a guide book - you can ask older wiser heads - but generally you are on your own."

However he tells MPs there is "one little known exception to this rule, a secret in Westminster".

"That is when you shadow a minister of such decency and with such a sense of fair play that they reach out across the divide and provide helpful pointers.

"So it was for me."

He tells MPs that when he shadowed him as immigration minister, James Brokenshire willingly offered him advice and support.

He says Brokenshire was a friend to many in Parliament and that his family should be "enormously proud".

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Opening the tributes, the prime minister says James Brokenshire's death was "tragically early" and came whilst he was in "the prime of his life".

Boris Johnson pays tribute to his work to reduce the "stigma" surrounding lung cancer, the disease that claimed his life.

He says he was a "gentleman politician" who served in some of the most "sensitive and demanding" positions in government.

He adds that his lawyerly "diligence" and "composure" were valuable assets in ministerial office - and praises him as "unflappable, earnest, and sincere".

"We can only imagine how much more he would have done if he had been given the chance," he adds.

After PMQs ends, MPs observe a minute's silence in memory of James Brokenshire.

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Tory Shailesh Vara has the final question and says while the focus since Sir David's death had been on the security of MPs, one aspect has been overlooked - their staff.

"It is our staff that are on the front line, receiving abusive emails and correspondents, and taking the abusive phone calls," he adds.

Vara says staff are "simply trying to earn a living" and calls on the PM to "give them the credit they deserve".

Johnson says his colleague spoke for everyone in the Commons with his words.

"It is our staff, case workers and office managers who have to deal with anger and intemperant abuse and they cope with it magnificently," he says.

He concludes that he "thoroughly echoes, supports and concurs" with Vara.

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Labour's Colleen Fletcher says a hospital in her constituency has seen "more than 600 attacks on staff" and that workers have resorted to wearing body cameras to deter attacks.

"It simply isn't right that doctors and nurses have to go to such lengths to feel safe at work," she says and asks the PM what steps he will take to "better protect NHS heroes".

Boris Johnson replies that the government has "toughened sentences for those who assault or harass public servants".

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After paying tribute to the two MPs lost over recess, Labour's Virendra Sharma points to the the rising bills for heating, food and fuel, saying they are increasing "at staggering speed".

The MP asks Johnson whether he will reinstate the "lifeline" uplift in universal credit that was scrapped earlier this month, given the "crisis" in living costs.

The PM says the government is taking a number of measures to tackle the issue, such as increasing the warm homes allowance.

But he says the "most important thing" happening in the country is wages are going up and there is a "huge jobs boom thanks to policies of this government".

Conservative MP Mary Robinson asks Boris Johnson whether thinks Greater Manchester Police should urgently review its "internal culture".

The force is in special measures - and she says the local newspaper has described a "culture of denial and secrecy" at the force. She also calls for more action to help whistleblowers.

The PM says the people of Manchester "deserve better" from the force - and people should have the confidence to speak up against wrongdoing.

However, he says this is primarily the responsibility of Greater Manchester's Labour mayor, Andy Burnham.

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Conservative Brendan Clarke-Smith says he understands the need to build more houses but adds that his local constituents are "concerned about over-intensive developments".

He asks the PM to confirm the that number of houses set to be built in his Bassetlaw constituency will be a minimum of 4,896 not 10,000 "as claimed by the Labour-run council".

Boris Johnson says the MP is right and that the government is determined to "build the houses people need".

Tory MP Anthony Mangnall says the fishing community in his constituency is looking forward to benefits from the government's "levelling up" plans.

But he says they are also waiting for their share of the post-EU £100m fisheries scheme and calls on the PM to "reaffirm his commitment to our coastal communities and our fishing sector".

Johnson says the government will continue to support fishing and seafood business across the country, and says a further £100m would be made available.

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The SNP's Westminster leader is up next, and asks about the UK's government's recent decision not to select a carbon capture and storage facility in Aberdeen for funding.

Struggling with a sore throat, he says this was a "devastating blow" to the renewable energy sector in Scotland, ahead of this month's COP 26 summit in Glasgow.

Boris Johnson says the government "absolutely committed" to helping industry decarbonise.

But following up, Blackford says the UK government is "holding back" the development of carbon capture, and proving an "active barrier" in the development of renewable energy.

The prime minister rejects this, saying the government is putting "huge sums" into clean energy.

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Conservative Crispin Blunt urges the PM to "cut through" barriers to research into the drug psilocybin which he says has the potential to help people suffering with depression, trauma and addiction.

Psilocybin is a psychedelic drug found in magic mushrooms.

Boris Johnson says the government is considering the Advisory Council on Misuse of Drugs's advice on research and promises to "get back" to the MP.

Ione Wells
Westminster Correspondent, BBC News

The exchanges between Sir Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson have been much less lively than usual.

Both leaders are dressed in black ties and have reflected on parliament’s continuous mourning following the killing of Sir David Amess MP on Friday.

As a result, both appeared to try and strike a more constructive and “collegiate” tone than the usual jibes - and often personal criticisms - that we’re used to seeing at PMQs.

Sir Keir did criticise the prime minister, however, when Boris Johnson accused Labour of opposing legislation to block the early release of terrorist offenders from prison - saying that after the week that had just passed he did not want to centre “that kind of knockabout.”