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David Cameron and George Osborne appeared to mock Ed Balls after he stammered during a speech in the House of Commons in 2012, resurfaced footage shows.The former shadow chancellor was replying to the autumn statement when he appeared to have a hesitant start to his speech.At the time, Downing Street denied that Lord Cameron and Mr Osborne were laughing at Mr Balls because he was struggling with his speech problem.The clip has resurfaced after Mr Balls shared a tearful moment with Gareth Gates on Wednesday as they opened up about their stammers. More

James Cleverly appeared to forget his new job title of home secretary as he was in the middle of a speech on Thursday, 16 November.The former foreign secretary was speaking at the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and National Police Chiefs Council joint summit when he said: “I want you to feel that you can speak with me and my team at the Foreign… Old habits die hard” as laughter broke out in the audience.It comes after Mr Cleverly insisted ministers are “absolutely determined” to get a removal flight to Rwanda before the next election after the deportation policy was ruled unlawful. More

James Cleverly said he “doesn’t recognise” a claim he called the Rwanda deportation scheme “batshit.”Yvette Cooper suggested the new home secretary never personally believed in the plan as she questioned him in the Commons about what ministers will do now the Supreme Court has ruled it unlawful.“He distanced himself from it and his predecessor’s language on it. He may even on occasion have privately called it ‘batshit’,” Ms Cooper added.Mr Cleverly told Sky News: “I don’t recognise that phrase… the Rwanda scheme is an important part, but only a part, of the range of responses we have to illegal migration.” More

Protesters disrupted Yvette Cooper’s speech in the House of Commons as she spoke about the Israel-Hamas conflict on Wednesday, 15 November.A group of around five or six people were removed from the public gallery after holding up “Ceasefire now” signs during the King’s Speech debate.Doorkeepers approached the group and removed them from the public gallery.Extinction Rebellion (XR) claimed responsibility for the protest.It comes as Labour MPs were due to be subject to a three-line whip to abstain on the SNP’s amendment to the King’s Speech calling for a ceasefire. More

With Suella Braverman’s remarks about protests taking place on Remembrance Day and her widely condemned comments on homelessness in the UK, prime minister Rishi Sunak sacked his home secretary in a reshuffle to save the presumed fate of his government.The prime minister surprised all by bringing back former prime minister David Cameron as his new foreign secretary, following James Cleverly’s move to the Home Office. But do the changes show just how bare the Conversative party’s options are with ministerial talent?John Rentoul answers your questions about the past week in Westminster. More

Laughter rang out in the House of Commons as Rishi Sunak was asked to name David Cameron’s “finest foreign policy achievement” during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 15 November.The former Conservative prime minister made a shock return to government on Monday after being appointed foreign secretary in a cabinet reshuffle.Lord Cameron stood down as prime minister and quit as an MP after losing the Brexit referendum, which he had called, in 2016.He will avoid regular grillings by MPs because of his position in the House of Lords. More

The SNP’s Westminster leader has called on Rishi Sunak to allow a free vote on a ceasefire in Gaza.Stephen Flynn warned that if a ceasefire is not agreed immediately, MPs will only be “watching on” as Gaza is “turned into a graveyard”.“How much worse does it need to get? 4,609 children are already dead,” Mr Flynn said.“For members across the House, this is a question of values and it is a question of conscience. Does the prime minister not agree that should there be a vote on an immediate ceasefire, that members across the House should be afforded a free vote?” More

Sir Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of “fanboying” over Elon Musk in a heated exchange during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 15 November.The prime minister and Labour leader traded blows after Mr Sunak sacked Suella Braverman as home secretary and appointed Lord David Cameron as foreign secretary.Sir Keir was referencing Mr Sunak’s talk with the controversial X/Twitter owner about artificial intelligence (AI) in front of an audience of business chiefs at the beginning of November.Mr Sunak described Mr Musk as a “brilliant innovator and technologist”. More