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Bank of England HOLDs rates at 5.25% for sixth consecutive meeting…

but one more vote from Bank Deputy Governor for a cut… 7-2 vote

Forecast growth of 0.4% in Q1, recession over

Elphicke joins Dan Poulter, second MP to defect to Labour in a fortnight... here was Poulter explaining his decision

And just as it begins... looks like another defection!

Statement from Natalie Elphicke OBE MP

'Today I announce that I have decided to join the Labour Party and that I will sit in Parliament as a Labour MP' #pmqs

Follow first #pmqs after heavy Tory losses here ... bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-p…

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Does this weekend mean the Tories are doomed in the general election?

Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell discuss on the latest #BBCNewscast

Non-league football fan?!

“What I cannot tell you is how many thousands we’re taking in the first year or second year”

Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo refuses to guarantee how many migrants her country will accept from the UK as part of their deal

#BBCLauraK bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

'It's not illegal to be gay in Rwanda, we have no legislation against homosexuality'

Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo challenges British Foreign Office advice that LGBT travellers could face abuse and discrimination there

#BBCLauraK bbc.in/3WuFlYY

“They’re not going to change the approach [on Gaza] because it’s the right one”

Former cabinet minister Jacqui Smith defends Keir Starmer's policy on Gaza and says policy shouldn’t be decided by what makes “people in your party feel happy”

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“There’s no vision for the future”

Former Conservative minister Paul Scully criticises his party’s approach in the wake of losses in this week’s local election results

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“We will work to get people’s support back”

Labour campaign coordinator Pat McFadden agrees his party lost votes in certain areas because of Keir Starmer’s stance on the conflict in Gaza but says the Labour leader is taking the right approach

#BBCLauraK bbc.in/3WuFlYY

Labour campaign chief says good results mean party can believe in itself

“The plan is working”

Transport Secretary Mark Harper defends the government’s record on inflation and migration after #BBCLauraK shows the list of councils the Conservative party lost at this week’s local elections

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One of PM’s most loyal ministers hanging on to stats that suggest Labour can’t be sure of majority, claiming ‘it’s all to play for’

There is no sign of a move against Sunak but Braverman saying publicly what some other MPs say in private

Jam packed show this morning after monster few days of election results … 👇🏼

So now what? Tonnes to talk about this morning, we'll also be joined by the former Home Secretary, Suella Braverman MP - see you at 9 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer