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Layla Moran pleaded with Parliament to unite and back a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as she said members of her family remain trapped in a church in northern Gaza.The British-Palestinian Liberal Democrat MP said her relatives are stuck with “No food, no water, no way of getting down to the south.””Without an immediate ceasefire, they and other families who are trapped can’t achieve anything,” she told the Commons.Ms Moran spoke during a debate as MPs prepared to vote on an SNP motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. More

Former health minister Ben Bradshaw asked the Conservative Party “What is your problem with trans people?” during a heated Prime Minister’s Questions today (21 February).Labour MP Ben Bradshaw claimed Kemi Badenoch had not met with any LGBT groups since taking on her role as an equalities minister, despite her claiming she had “engaged extensively”.Mr Bradshaw said: “A freedom of information answer published this week reveals that in fact the minister hasn’t met a single LGBT organisation, but has met two fringe groups that actively campaign against transgender rights. “What is the problem the Prime Minister, and a section of his party, have with trans people, and his equalities minister has with the truth?”Rishi Sunak said: “This Government has a proud track record of supporting those in the LGBT community and will continue to do so.” More

Rishi Sunak has pledged justice for victims of the UK’s infected blood scandal.Thousands of patients who were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s are expected to receive compensation ahead of the next general election.Mr Sunak was quizzed on the “deeply awful” scandal by Sir Keir Starmer during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday 21 February.“I recognise that thousands have suffered for decades,” he said.“We will do what we need to make it right.” More

The Conservative cabinet has been likened to Millwall football club, by former trade unionist leader Baroness Frances O’Grady.Baroness O’Grady joined the BBC’s Politics Live show on Wednesday (21 February), as the panel discussed business secretary Kemi Badenoch’s allegation that the former Post Office chairman was “lying” over claims he was told to “go slow” on compensation for postmasters.Baroness O’Grady: “The Tory cabinet is rapidly turning into Millwall. Nobody likes us and we don’t care.“It seems to be picking fights all over the place and actually what we should be focussed on is getting that compensation and justice for the postmasters as fast as possible.” More

Rishi Sunak has confirmed the UK and its allies are “considering all options” to hold Russia and Vladimir Putin to account after the death of Alexei Navalny.He made the comments during a session of Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday 21 February.“[Navalny] died for a cause to which he dedicated his whole life – freedom,” Mr Sunak said, calling his decision to return to Russia “one of the most courageous acts of our time”.Sir Keir Starmer also paid tribute to Navalny and shared his “disgust” over the 47-year-old’s death. More

Rishi Sunak told farmers “I’ve got your back” during a speech at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) annual conference on Tuesday (20 February).The Prime Minister outlined a doubling of the amount of funding going to technology and innovation schemes such as robotics, roof-top solar, and agricultural research, helping farmers to increase productivity.In the first speech by a Prime Minister to the NFU conference since 2008, Mr Sunak said: “You produce the food we need – food that is some of the best and highest quality anywhere in the world.“And that’s why I say to all of you and to Britain’s farmers, just as I did, in my very first speech in Parliament: I’ve got your back.” More

Rishi Sunak has accused Vladimir Putin of setting off an “energy and food price bomb”.The prime minister was announcing his government’s three-point plan to support British farming when he made the comments on Tuesday 20 February.“Food security is a vital part of our national security, and recent years have brought home the truth of that,” Mr Sunak said.“Putin set off not just an energy price bomb, but a food price bomb too.”The prime minister added that it is “important to strengthen food security at home” in an age of climate change and instability. More

Labour has mocked Rishi Sunak’s social media video promoting a ban on mobile phones in school with an edited version.The Prime Minister posted a video demonstrating the distraction mobile phones can have in the classroom on Monday (19 February).Just hours later, the opposition party posted their own version of the video on social media.It is captioned: “What sort of notifications could be annoying Rishi Sunak so much…”When Mr Sunak pauses to check his mobile phone, Labour’s video shows a mock-up of a screen with various notifications popping up to poke fun at him. More