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Chief political commentator, The Times

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  Of the 59 Tory MPs whose names are on the amendment that would get Owen Paterson off the hook and launch a review of the Commons standards regime... six have had allegations against them upheld by the standards commissioner since last year.
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  Asked about the conduct described in the Sue Gray report, Boris Johnson told MPs: "I'd do it again."
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  Tory MP Aaron Bell just asked Priti Patel to consider revisiting legislation that would allow the government to revoke Evgeny Lebedev's peerage
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  Handbags at the ‘22… Mark Harper asks why “colleagues should continue to defend the indefensible” and asks why PM removed references to “honesty and integrity” from foreword of ministerial code Adds: “There’s no point the prime minister pulling a face at me.”
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  If I'd had the weekend Michael Gove has had, I wouldn't necessarily be pacing a stage with a tightly-rolled piece of paper in my hand
  
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  This is the stupidest thing I have ever read
  
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  Asked about resignation of Samuel Kasumu, No 10's most senior black adviser, universities minister Gillian Keegan tells Times Radio: "I don't even know who he is!" That line might need a bit of work for the rest of the broadcast round
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  I can’t believe I’m writing this. But Tory sources say Shaun Bailey’s campaign now believe they can win the London mayoralty.
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  Car crash afternoon for the government has Labour in high spirits. So much so that Keir Starmer has just come down to Strangers and got a big round in
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  For the first time in my life I’d like to hear from Ian Blackford
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  Handbrake turn from No 10 on this afternoon's Labour motion asking government to disclose security advice on Lord Lebedev: Tory MPs are now being whipped to abstain rather than vote it down. Source: "Clearly enough people kicked up a fuss - it stinks of Paterson."
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  Sir Keir Starmer is addressing his frontbenchers via Zoom. He just told them: "I am not interested in every party member liking your tweets, I want you to speak to the public."
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  EXC: Geoffrey Cox voting against the Internal Market Bill Writing for tomorrow's Times, the former attorney general accuses Boris Johnson of "unconscionable" damage to UK's international standing A dozen Tory MPs had been waiting for his verdict

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