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The government is expected to win support for keeping hold of powers until October.
Shadow foreign secretary says party is "absolutely baffled" at decision.
Jayne Ozanne and James Morton have resigned over the government's failure to ban “conversion therapy”, branding Liz Truss and Kemi Badenoch “ministers for inequality”.
The legislation prohibits abortion in the state unless a pregnancy poses a risk to the mother's life. A legal challenge to the bill is virtually certain.
Sir Simon Stevens tells MPs he can “see the attractions” of a bonus on top of the controversial 1% pay rise proposed by the government.
Prime minister says government has offered NHS workers on the Covid frontline "as much as we can".
Gavin Williamson says offer "part of a process" as Labour calls move "reprehensible" after Covid effort.
Boris Johnson's promised "green recovery" faces a major setback thanks to the government's financial priorities, say leading campaigners.
Labour have questioned the government's priorities, describing the renovations as a "vanity project".
Taxpayers' money has been lavished on questionable PPE contracts, Brexit preparations and other "vanity projects".