We're closing our page now - but before then, here's a reminder of today's key points from Oliver Dowden and Angela Rayner's showdown:

• Both Dowden and Rayner began by paying tribute to former Labour minister Frank Field, who has died aged 81. The deputy PM called him an "outstanding parliamentarian" who "worked tirelessly" to make the country a better place
• Rayner challenged Dowden on banning no-fault evictions. The deputy PM replied by acknowledging his fifth PMQs with Rayner, jibing that any more and she will "be claiming it as her principal residence" - the first of many exchanges about Rayner's living arrangements
• Dowden later took aim at "the right honourable landlady", saying she "should forget her tax advice" - while in another exchange Rayner said the deputy PM was "obsessing" over her living arrangements
• Dowden said the day was today for the banning of no-fault evictions - and said he was confident the government will honour its commitment
• Napoleon Bonaparte got a mention - with Rayner saying everyone wants to see defence spending go up to 2.5% of national income - but she said the difference was that Labour hadn't "cut the Army to the smallest size since Napoleon" (read our fact check on that below)
• Dowden replied that MPs had not heard "a single word on whether she would actually back our plans to invest in our Armed Forces"

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If you're wondering why Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden was speaking for the government in the Commons, it's because PM Rishi Sunak is in Germany, as part of a tour meeting European leaders.

Here he is with "freund", Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Berlin earlier...

Is crime in London up by 20%?published at 13:48 British Summer Time 24 April

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Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said earlier that under "Labour's London mayor... recorded crime increased 20% in London”.

Between the time Sadiq Khan became mayor in May 2016 and now, overall crime in the Metropolitan Police force area in London went up by 22%., external

In the 12 months to June 2016, the Met Police recorded 742,728 offences excluding fraud. The latest figures in the 12 months to September 2023 show 907,285 offences.

But it isn’t only London where crime is up. The total number of offences recorded by police in England has increased by about 40% since 2016.

It's also worth noting when talking about "recorded crime" that better and greater recording of offences by police can add to the figures as well as an increase in offences.

Is UK Army the smallest since Napoleon?published at 13:42 British Summer Time 24 April

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Earlier, Angela Rayner claimed the British Army is as its smallest size since Napoleon.

Three years ago the government announced it would the cut the size of the regular Army to 72,500 by 2025, external. In February 2024, the government said the full-time strength of the Army stood at 73,520, external.

In 1817 by comparison - just after the Napoleonic wars had ended - there were around 92,000 regular soldiers serving in the British Army.

But as part of its reduction plans, the government has replaced some regular soldiers with a British Army reserve force of over 30,000.

So while it is true the Army is now smaller than during the course of the Napoleonic wars, it is in effect slightly larger if you factor in Army reservists.

As Prime Minister's Questions began, the deputy leaders paid tribute to Frank Field, who has died aged 81.

Rayner's claim about strikes needs more contextpublished at 13:04 British Summer Time 24 April

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During that PMQs exchange, Labour’s Angela Rayner told MPs that we’ve "had more strikes under this government's watch than any time before".

That's true if you look at one measure: official data on individual stoppages which does show a big spike in 2023.

But the Office for National Statistics (ONS) say this is not the best way of assessing the impact of strikes.

A union stopping work for one day at a small employer would count the same as another union pulling, for example, all their nurses from the NHS for a week.

Instead, the ONS recommends looking at the number of days lost to strikes, external.

On this measure, last year saw higher numbers than in any year since the early 1990s, but nothing like the levels we saw in the late 1970s - or during the miners' strikes of the 1980s.

From "the right honourable landlady" to "pint-size losers", it was a typically punchy session of Prime Minister's Questions - even if it was the deputies at the dispatch box.

At that joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Rishi Sunak says the bond between the two nations is "stronger than ever" at this "dangerous moment":

"We meet as a war rages on our continent and new threats are rising around the world," he adds.

He congratulates Scholz on his leadership and taking the "historic decision" to increase Germany's defence spending.

"We stand here today together as the leading defence spenders in Europe," he says.

As a reminder, Rishi Sunak is currently giving a news conference in Germany - you can watch by pressing the second play button at the top of the page.

We'll also bring you the key lines and analysis here.

Rayner didn't shy away from housingpublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 24 April

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Vicky Young
Deputy political editor

Choosing housing as her topic today meant Angela Rayner immediately acknowledged the awkward questions about her council house sale.

Oliver Dowden had his jokes ready - and even some Labour MPs smiled at times.

The backdrop to this session is the local and mayoral elections next week, with no opportunity lost to name-check candidates.

Dowden tried to get an answer from Labour over whether it would increase defence spending - but Rayner raised eyebrows with a very personal insult directed at the diminutive PM ("pint-sized loser").

That concludes today's PMQs. Stay with us as we catch you up on analysis and clip's from today's session.

Finally, Labour MP for Jarrow Kate Osborne tells Parliament this week marks Lesbian Visibility Day.

She asks about a financial burden on same sex couples when accessing IVF treatment for infertility.

Dowden says he doesn't agree with Osborne's characterisation of same sex families being priced out.

Conservative MP John Baron says he welcomes the government's commitment to increase defence spending, saying it "sends the right message to our allies and potential adversaries alike".

He asks if Dowden would ensure some is spent on additional recruitment, including, if necessary, an increase in wages.

Dowden says the government is putting the resources in now to the challenges the nation is likely to face in the next five years.

The UK had the largest number of applications to join the Army in recent years in January, Dowden adds.

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith highlights thefts in his constituency - saying the threat of violence and massive robbery involved is not petty crime.

He says it should be a priority for the police to get these criminals off the streets with "more effective" policing.

Dowden says he is right to highlight this, and it is often the allegedly lower level crimes that cause the biggest impacts on the community.

That is why the government is rolling out a range of street crime prevention measures and tougher sentencing, he says.

Labour MP Barbara Keeley asks who Dowden blames for high A&E waiting times.

Dowden says Labour likes to pretend the pandemic didn't happen. The opposition backs strikes by doctors who "unreasonably want a 35% pay rise", he adds.

A&E performance has improved in the past month, he concludes.

Next, Labour's MP for Manchester, Withington, Jeff Smith recalls an answer earlier in PMQs from Dowden when he said Sunak and Hunt restored stability to the UK economy,

Smith asks: "Who caused the instability?"

Dowden smiles as he gets to his feet and recalls a note left in the chief secretary's office on the day the Tories took office in 2010.

"There is no money left," Dowden says, repeating the note - adding the UK government has addressed this "significantly".

Back in the Commons, we're hearing from Labour MP Sarah Jones now, who alleges the Conservative candidate for London mayor has "promoted Islamophobic tropes online, endorsed the beliefs of Enoch Powell and claimed the black community has a problem with crime".

(It's worth pointing out that last year, Susan Hall's spokesperson said "Susan engages with many people on Twitter without endorsing their views").

Does the deputy prime minister really endorse Hall's views? She asks.

Dowden replies that Jones knows she does not correctly represent the views of the candidate.

He goes on to say that recorded crime has increased 20% in London - saying "that is the record of the Labour London mayor and why people will vote against him".

Leaving the House of Commons for a moment, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is due to give a news conference in Berlin soon with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz - you can watch live by clicking the second play button at the top of this page.

Liberal Democrat Daisy Cooper is up now - she says unpaid carers have shared "heartbreaking stories of how they have been hounded" by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

They have been made to pay "huge fines" for minor infringements, she says. She asks if Dowden will apologise.

The deputy prime minister pays tribute to unpaid carers who "keep our society functioning".

He says the DWP should show "discretion" in applying sanctions - but says taxpayers expect overpayments to be recuperated.

SNP's spokesperson Mhari Black is up now - after wishing people a happy Passover, and paying tribute to Frank Field, she brings up reports of mass graves in Gaza.

She then points to the UK's own arms policy which she says if there is even a risk that war crimes may be taking place then that's reason enough to halt arms.

"Why has the PM yet to do so?" Black asks.

Dowden says the UK encourages the Israeli government to investigate allegations of misconduct.

"We can trust the Israeli government," Dowden says - adding the UK government keeps arms sale advice under review; it hasn't been changed and he believes that is the correct decision.