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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and his shadow counterpart Rachel Reeves were asked what they liked about in an awkward exchange on BBC One – Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (19 November)Ms Kuenssberg asks: “Jeremy Hunt, what do you admire about Rachel Reeves?Mr Hunt replies: “Rachel is a survivor, she’s been in and out of the shadow cabinet and she is still here and that is a quality in politics.”Ms Reeves responds: “I have been reading he is a keen dancer, a Latin dancer. You learn new things all the time. I was watching Strictly last night and that might be something he takes up in the future.Hunt replies: “That’s never going to happen.” More

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters have gathered outside Sir Keir Starmer’s office in Camden, north London.Crowds blocked the road on Saturday (18 November) and chanted “Keir Starmer’s a waste man” and “What do we want? A ceasefire. When do we want it? Now”.Protesters held up signs saying “Stop the war on Gaza” and waved large Palestinian flags outside the Labour leader’s office.The march began outside Chalk Farm station as part of a day of national action across London and the UK. More

Scotland’s health secretary has apologised as he revealed how his teenage sons used his Holyrood-issued iPad to watch football matches while on holiday in Morocco – resulting in a bill of almost £11,000 in data roaming charges for the device.Michael Matheson made a personal statement to MSPs a week after a row erupted about the charges.He initially insisted he had been using the device for parliamentary work during the trip, which he went on with his wife and two sons shortly after Christmas last year.But amid increasing demands to explain the data charges – which amounted to a total of £10,935.74 – Mr Matheson told MSPs that members of his family had “made use of the iPad’s data”. More

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