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'I want to see the temporary use of MOD sites come to an end once we have reduced the backlog, to get to an asylum system that processes people much faster'

Defence minister Luke Pollard spoke to #BBCBreakfast after the government approved plans to house 1,256 asylum seekers at a former military site near the Oxfordshire village of Piddington

https://t.co/PlHQZlxuTi

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'Its deeply frustrating when your tech doesn't work'

Defence minister Luke Pollard told #BBCBreakfast the Governent is 'assessing the impact' on Government services from a Microsoft outage affecting Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot

https://t.co/EnESCbCQ50

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MPs urge Labour ministers to get on with trophy hunting ban https://t.co/eM2klLpMzl

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On Thursday's #PoliticsLive

Jeevun Sandher MP, Labour,
Jack Rankin MP, Conservative
Katharine Birbalsingh, Headteacher and author

12:15pm BBC Two https://t.co/6hUPcFOphj

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Former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips calls for phone tech to block live-streamed child sex abuse https://t.co/1F8P5U66Gt

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Andy Burnham tells COP31 summit that climate consensus has "gone" but pledges new era of "leadership" https://t.co/N4q91tKdnw

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Andy Burnham's push for closer EU ties causes ripples in his party and others https://t.co/p9HkrcSVs6

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Some under-25s should get less benefits, Milburn review to say https://t.co/OnD3eAhykb

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Andy Burnham signals backing for more ethnicity options on next census https://t.co/8zBwDONybv

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Some young people could see reductions to the benefits they are entitled to under a radical overhaul of the welfare system to be recommended by a government-commissioned review.

Chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman told #BBCBreakfast about Alan Milburn's year-long report, which will be published on Tuesday

https://t.co/B85nLPR6go

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UK economy grew at fastest rate for more than two years in three months to September - follow live to see what it means for you https://t.co/lE1JMPG6bc

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Your Party's Jeremy Corbyn asks the PM if he will "ensure aid gets to Gaza" and whether he'd support an inquiry

"We are doing everything that we can to put pressure on the Israeli government to allow the necessary aid into Gaza," says Andy Burnham

#PMQs https://t.co/pIpgtW17Ht

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Ed Davey asks PM if he will "grow the economy by joining the single market"

Andy Burnham says "no is the answer to that today" but "we are honouring our manifesto to have deeper ties" with Europe

#PMQs https://t.co/pIpgtW17Ht

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"Our politics is being affected by poisonous ideas like the idea that people born and raised in England can't be English because they're not white"

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey asks if PM backs calls to add more ethnicity options to the census

#PMQs https://t.co/5IXvduN4vM

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Kemi Badenoch suggests Labour MPs are "shaking their heads" at Andy Burnham's leadership

The prime minister says "she is going to have to come up with better than that if she's going to take on what we're putting forward"

#PMQs https://t.co/pIpgtW17Ht

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Kemi Badenoch asks the PM, "Why is acceptable to drill oil and gas in the Falklands but not in the North Sea?"

"We have just recently approved the Jackdaw gas field," Andy Burnham responds

#PMQs https://t.co/pIpgtW17Ht

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"If it's not going to be approved, why was it in the Budget?" Kemi Badenoch asks the PM about the Rosebank oil field

"The Rosebank decision is a quasi-legal decision and it will be taken in due course," Andy Burnham replies

#PMQs https://t.co/pIpgtW17Ht

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Kemi Badenoch asks "is it really true he has so little vision for this country, he needs the Boston Consulting Group to write it for him?"

The PM responds with confirmation his 10-year plan will be delivered to the House before Christmas recess

#PMQs https://t.co/pIpgtW17Ht

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Andy Burnham faces Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions

Follow #PMQs live: https://t.co/pIpgtW17Ht

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On Wednesday's #PoliticsLive

Stephen Kinnock MP, Wales Secretary
Matt Vickers MP, Shadow Home Office Minister
Mary Creagh MP, Labour
Steve Baker, Former Tory Minister
Kate Ferguson, Sun on Sunday
Ray Mears, Survivalist and TV presenter

11:15am BBC Two https://t.co/qXliC0oWhS