Summary

  • Commons started at 9:30am with International Trade and International Development questions

  • Business Statement

  • General debate on response to Grenfell Tower fire

  • Debate on a Motion on Mortgage Prisoners and Vulture Funds

  • Commons closed with a debate on Eden Project benefits to Morecombe and the North West

  1. Tory MP condemns 'hate-fuelled demonstrators'published at 12:09 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

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    Conservative Tim Loughton has the first question which he uses to condemn "a minority of hate-fulled demonstrators who shouted in the face of American tourists" during President Trump's visit to the UK.

    David Lidington agrees with the MP and describes such behaviour as "disgraceful".

  2. Lidington pays tribute to D-Day operationspublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

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    David Lidington pays tribute to the sacrifice of those from the UK who lost their lives in the D-Day operations, and also from around the world.

    He sends "our very best wishes" to Muslims around the world celebrating Eid al-Fitr.

  3. PMQs beginspublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

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    MPs are waiting on the green benches, as PMQs gets under way

  4. Rebecca Long Bailey's debutpublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

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  5. It is Boris Johnson's to lose - Kuenssbergpublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

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    The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg says what struck her yesterday is how the UK is braced for a change in British politics.

    "Genuinely, a lot of people want to see what policies are on offer," she tells the programme on the Tory party leadership contest.

    "It is early days," she says, but adds that as things stand, "it is Boris Johnson's to lose."

  6. Will Steve Baker run to be leader?published at 11:44 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

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    Steve Baker is asked if he will be running for leader of the Conservative Party.

    He says: "I'm going to release a paper setting out what the next Conservative leader should do if they don't want to be the last Conservative leader."

    The party is "in last chance saloon", he adds.

    He says he will be having conversations with candidates over the next few days and then "we'll see where we land."

    He does not rule out running himself, but adds: "There is no escaping I don't have cabinet experience."

  7. What is the government doing about online political ads?published at 11:41 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

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    Over in the Commons, the first question today is from Ruth Cadbury on political adverts on social media. She says "dark money" is funding pro-Brexit adverts against her in her constituency.

    Cabinet Office Minister Kevin Foster says the government is implementing "imprints" to make sure people know where adverts come from.

  8. Watch: Stewart on 'misleading' Brexit deal promisespublished at 11:38 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

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  9. NHS could be threatened by 'aggressive American companies'published at 11:31 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

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    SNP MP Philippa Whitford says including the NHS in a trade deal could lead to higher costs.

    She also expresses concerns that a deal would make the health service vulnerable to "the threat of litigation by very aggressive American companies".

  10. NHS not for sale - Bakerpublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

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    The future of the NHS - and specifically whether it should form part of a future trade deal between the UK and US after Brexit - has become something of a political hot potato in the last day or so.

    President Trump suggested the health service was "on the table" for negotiations, only to later backtrack and say actually, no it isn't.

    Private providers are already able to bid for NHS contracts, but when asked if he would like to see more access for firms, Conservative MP - and potential leadership candidate - Steve Baker says "the NHS is not for sale."

    But he does add: "If the NHS can buy less expensive drugs through a trade deal with the US then that is a good thing."

  11. 'Not a hope' of a new deal by October - Rory Stewartpublished at 11:27 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

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    Tory leadership candidate Rory Stewart has strongly criticised Boris Johnson and other rivals for "misleading" voters over Brexit.

    He says "there is not the slightest hope" of getting a new Brexit deal from the European Parliament by October 31 and any candidate who says otherwise "simply doesn't understand Brussels".

    Effectively, therefore, they are offering to leave with no deal on that date, he says.

    Mr Stewart says that due to the elections in Europe, there is not "even have a negotiator in place" who could handle changes to the withdrawal agreement.

    He stated, "unfortunately that way of talking is what has got us into this problem in the first place. It is not up to you or me whether the European Union pick this up... there is a lack of realism."

  12. Who is Rebecca Long Bailey?published at 11:16 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

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    Solicitor Rebecca Long Bailey became Labour MP for Salford and Eccles at the 2015 general election - the election which led to Ed Miliband's resignation and Jeremy Corbyn's surprise victory in the Labour leadership race.

    An early supporter of Mr Corbyn, Ms Long Bailey was quickly promoted to the position of shadow Treasury minister.

    Resignations following the EU referendum in June 2016 led to her becoming shadow chief secretary to the Treasury and eight months later she became the shadow business secretary.

    She was on Labour's negotiating team during the doomed cross-party talks over Brexit.

    This will be the first time she has stood in for Jeremy Corbyn at Prime Minister's Questions.

  13. Today in the Commonspublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

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    The Commons starts today at 11:30am with questions to the Cabinet Office.

    At midday, David Lidington will stand in for Theresa May at Prime Minister’s Questions, as Mrs May is at D-Day commemorations in Portsmouth.

    Rebecca Long Bailey will be asking the questions from the Labour frontbench. Jeremy Corbyn is also in Portsmouth.

    There’s then a ten minute rule bill on management charges in freehold properties.

    Two Statutory Instruments on offender rehabilitation and animal welfare regulations will follow.

    The Commons will close on a general debate on invisible disabilities and accessibility change, and finally an adjournment debate on funeral plan regulations.

  14. Commons adjournspublished at 22:44 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

    The Commons has now adjourned - MPs will be back tomorrow from 11.30 BST, so do join us then.

  15. MPs debate bill on circus animalspublished at 20:11 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

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    MPs are currently debating the Wild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill – which would prohibit the use of wild animals in travelling circuses.

  16. MPs debate urgent question on minimum wage schemepublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

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    MPs are now debating an urgent question on a suspension of a government scheme to name employers who fail to pay the national minimum wage to their employees.

    Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst says the scheme is being reviewed following a recommendation last year by its director of Labour Market Enforcement.

    But Labour's Stephanie Peacock, who asked the urgent question, says the scheme has been "quietly dropped" - and no recommendation to suspend the scheme was made.

    This debate will be followed by ministerial statements on last week’s Augur review into higher education, and on talks to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland.

  17. MPs debate Channel migrant crossingspublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

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    The urgent question on EU citizens who were unable to vote in last month’s European elections comes to an end.

    Next up there’s another urgent question on migrants attempting to cross the English Channel.

    It comes after the government last week confirmed that more than 70 people were intercepted in one day as they crossed the Channel on eight boats.

    Last month, 140 migrants were picked up - the highest number since December, when a "major incident" was declared by Mr Javid.

  18. 'Warnings were not heeded'published at 16:28 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

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    Labour MP Catherine West says "scores" of EU citizens had been in touch with her office to express concerns.

    She says this matter was debated seven weeks ago, when she was granted an urgent question on the same subject.

    "The warnings were not heeded," she adds.

  19. SNP asks if UK sought 'dispensation' from election rulespublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

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    The SNP's Tommy Sheppard also calls for a "full and public investigation into this debacle".

    He asks whether ministers asked at any point for a "dispensation" from the EU rules requiring EU citizens to register before the vote.

    In reply, Cabinet Office Minister Kevin Foster says the relevant EU directive is not something to be ignored.

    He adds that he thought the SNP was usually "keen to see European law fully complied with".

  20. 'A source of shame' - Labour MPpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

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    In reply, Labour's Cat Smith says the number of EU citizens denied a vote last month should be "a source of shame", and calls for "full and urgent investigation".

    She says EU citizens were denied the chance to take part in an election with "massive implications for their futures".

    She accuses the government of having "refused to listen" to warnings from the Electoral Commission after the last EU elections in 2014 to streamline the registration process.

    In reply, Kevin Foster says the registration process "has not changed" and the registrations have to be shared with EU states "sufficiently in advance" of the election.

    He adds that the Electoral Commission will review the election "as they review any other electoral event".