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MPs praise ‘brave’ Georgia Harrison after Stephen Bear jailed over revenge porn
Bear, who won Celebrity Big Brother in 2016, was jailed for 21 months for sharing a private sex video on the OnlyFans website. → Read More
Tory MPs urge ministers to curb European judges’ influence on UK migrant policy
The Home Secretary faced calls from her backbench colleagues to ensure the Illegal Migration Bill seeks to curb the influence of the ECHR. → Read More
British PM faces calls to explain why Scotland cannot also receive ‘special’ EU access
SNP MP Joanna Cherry noted that Rishi Sunak had ‘boasted’ the latest Brexit deal puts Northern Ireland in an ‘unbelievably special position’. → Read More
Give fans greater say in Wembley Champions League final after Paris chaos – MPs
UK sports minister Stuart Andrew pledged to examine what input supporters could have for the match next year. → Read More
Westminster backs Dáithí’s Law on organ donation
The six-year-old Belfast boy travelled to Westminster to watch as the regulations were approved in the Commons → Read More
Minister insists direct rule for Northern Ireland ‘100% not on agenda’
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris expressed his “profound disappointment” at the failure to re-establish a functioning Assembly and Executive at Stormont, adding it remains his “top priority”. → Read More
‘Large gap to be bridged’ over Northern Ireland protocol, UK minister warns
Steve Baker said ‘we simply must make progress on the protocol’, adding that he hoped the exchange ‘will be heard in the EU’. → Read More
Double-digit pay rises not part of strike solution, suggests No 10
A Downing Street spokesman claimed such salary increases would ’embed inflation’. → Read More
Riot police deployed outside stadium for Morocco v Spain game
Heated discussions were taking place between some Morocco fans and security forces. → Read More
World Cup fans’ party cancelled after Qatar ‘imposes’ alcohol restrictions
Wales’ crunch group B fixture against Iran kicks off at 1pm Qatari time, 10am in the UK, at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium on Friday. → Read More
UK government defeats bid to ban fracking amid chaotic Commons scenes
Labour’s motion was defeated by 230 votes to 326, majority 96. → Read More
British prime minister Liz Truss ‘not under a desk’ hiding from MPs, says Mordaunt
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer mocked Ms Truss as he said: ‘The lady is not for turning – up.’ → Read More
Coveney: Politicians ‘may need to surprise people’ to resolve row over NI Protocol
Simon Coveney also said that renewed technical discussions between the UK and the EU this week had gone ‘reasonably well’. → Read More
UK ‘seriously engaging’ in Northern Ireland Protocol talks, says Coveney
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney is due to meet UK foreign secretary James Cleverly for dinner in London on Thursday. → Read More
Rees-Mogg says Putin funded some of the ‘opposition to fracking’
The UK business secretary accused opponents of ‘hysteria’ and ‘ludditery’ as he took questions on the lifting of the moratorium on shale gas extraction. → Read More
New Northern Secretary urges Stormont leaders to form executive ‘as soon as possible’
Chris Heaton-Harris was named Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on Tuesday. → Read More
Russia ramps up sanctions by banning 39 UK politicians and journalists
David Cameron, Sir Keir Starmer and BBC presenter Huw Edwards are among the people banned from entering the country. → Read More
Sunak and Truss intensify attacks during Tory leadership TV debate
Former chancellor Mr Sunak claimed there is ‘nothing Conservative’ about Ms Truss’s approach. → Read More
Penny Mordaunt mocks criticism of her work ethic as she returns to the Commons
International trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan was among those to use the Tory leadership contest to criticise Ms Mordaunt. → Read More
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill clears Commons with ‘top priority’ pledge
Critics of the proposals believe it risks breaching international law. → Read More