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Wes Streeting's first appearance before the defence select committee marked a shift from his usual high-profile persona to a more reserved, jargon-heavy approach, according to political sketch writer John Crace.
Andy Burnham has told the Commons that Brexit has done more harm than good and that failing to explore closer EU relations would be a dereliction of duty, as a long-delayed reset summit is confirmed for next month.
Kemi Badenoch's uncosted £10bn anti-missile plans were seized on by the rightwing press as the moment it anointed a new champion against Andy Burnham, Guardian columnist Jane Martinson writes.
The prime minister tells MPs Brexit has "done more harm than good" and refuses to rule out an in-out referendum, as opponents accuse him of relitigating a settled question.
Andy Burnham will urge MPs to strengthen ties with the EU when parliament returns from recess, warning of the damage caused by Brexit and the need for cooperation on immigration and trade.
Green party leader Zack Polanski has said antisemitism will not be tolerated under his leadership, defended his absence from a conference vote on Zionism and set out plans to widen internal party democracy.
The Conservatives plan to scrap the future homes standard, the Greens have backed new nuclear and Labour has put oil-drilling decisions on hold, according to an analysis of the UK party conference season.
Westminster leader Ellie Chowns calls a conference motion declaring Zionism a form of racism "significant and damaging policy" and says she will work to reform the party's structures.
Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali wins the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, polling 45% to defeat the Green Party.
Labour has beaten the Green Party in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, and BBC Political Editor Chris Mason says Green leader Zack Polanski still faces questions about his position on a controversial conference motion that declared Zionism a form of racism.
BBC political editor Chris Mason says Zack Polanski is confronting the gravest crisis of his leadership of the Green Party of England and Wales, after a party conference motion labelling Zionism a form of racism and a by-election loss in Holborn and St Pancras.
