MPs back assisted dying - the second vote this week that takes the UK in a socially liberal direction.

Some who have worked with the former Reform chairman call him a "powerhouse", but others describe a chaotic workplace.

The home secretary will move to proscribe the Palestine Action group in the coming weeks, the BBC understands.

It comes after the UK Covid Inquiry revealed officials had deleted messages shared during the pandemic.

The historic bill has cleared all of its Commons stages and now goes for further scrutiny in the Lords.

The debate around assisted dying has been a polarised one - and there are still hurdles to cross before it will be a reality here.

Ministers say current funding rules fail to account for higher service costs in more deprived places.

Kay Mason Billig says her Facebook post showing a steak and wine dinner was "a private joke".

The foreign secretary says charter flights from Tel Aviv will take place once Israeli airspace re-opens.

MPs are debating the third reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

The Labour MP says she could not vote for the welfare bill published by the government earlier this week.

Douglas Alexander, a former international development secretary, says the argument for aid has been "lost".

Britain is almost certain to be affected if the US gets involved - but what role could it play?

Votes on assisted dying and abortion mean that MPs are making their own decisions.

BBC Verify examines key areas which the government has promised to make improvements

A bill to enact cuts – part of a package aimed at saving £5bn by 2030 – arrives in Parliament on Wednesday.

The pact between the US and UK means tariffs will be reduced on certain goods such as cars entering the US.

The agreement signed at the G7 summit is limited but an achievement nonetheless, writes the BBC's political editor.

Two Labour MPs have tabled rival amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill on abortion.

"We as a society owe these women a debt," the report also says.