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The House of Commons has only rarely met on a Saturday.

When did the House of Commons last meet on a Saturday?

Dame Esther Rantzen has said her “future is extremely limited”

Dame Esther Rantzen says her “future is extremely limited”

Families need love, care, compassion, time out and safe spaces when they are in times of great need.

New employment legislation helps create a better society

Sponsor and one of last year's winners, Paola Spiga of Glam & Glow Beauty Lab gives a speech.

Ladies First return to House of Commons to launch 2025 Awards and celebrate last...

Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, the former leader of Plaid Cymru and a prominent Welsh politician, has died at the age of 78.

Prominent Welsh politician dies after 'short illness'

A woman has claimed her drink was spiked in a bar on the UK parliamentary estate.

Woman had 'drink spiked' at Parliament's bar

Marrying your first cousin is legal in UK but could be set to change

Marrying your first cousin is legal in UK but could be set to change

Dame Esther Rantzen.

'Future generations will be spared': Esther Rantzen on assisted death

If passed the bill means that terminally ill adults in England and Wales who have six months to live will legally have the choice to end their life.

Assisted dying bill UK: What is the proposed law?

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High level of steroid addiction and body dysmorphic disorder in men, says expert

Child plays with building blocks.

Watch: Measures for families announced in Rachel Reeves’ budget

The ongoing Royal Fleet Auxiliary strikes (RFA) were addressed in parliament. This is shortly after the Daily Telegraph reports that RFA Fort Victoria will not join HMS Prince of Wales on Exercise Strike Warrior as there are not enough staff to deploy her.

RFA strikes addressed after ship stopped from joining major exercise

Defence secretary John Healey, and shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge, held heated discussions in parliament about the state of Britain's armed forces. The Strategic Defence Review was outlined.

Defence secretary lambasts ex-Tory regime for state of armed forces

Mandy Keefe and John Forge, owners of The Wheel Inn, who have banned children under 14 from entering the pub near Ashford in Kent

Landlords ban children from their pub - and don't care about backlash

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves making a statement in the House of Commons on public finances following the audit of the spending inheritance left by the previous administration.

Chancellor says Tories “hid” true extent of Treasury overspend

Lord Ivar Mountbatten will be joining the third season of The Traitors US, which is presented by Alan Cumming (pictured here). Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Peacock/Euan Cherry

Huge show The Traitors US season 2 returning to BBC

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List of MPs not standing at next election: how many are standing down?

Wafaa Shamallakh (left), Brendan O'Hara MP, and her two sons

Palestinian woman who lost 10 family members in Gaza shares grief

David McLean

Ex-mayor tried for attempted murder

Dame Esther Rantzen spearheaded a campaign to legalise assisted dying in the UK - now MPs are set to debate the topic for the first time in two years. (Credit: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire)

MPs to debate assisted dying

Angela Rayner and Oliver Dowden stepped in for Starmer and Sunak. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty/Adobe

Dowden delusional in personal PMQs with fired-up Angela Rayner Ralph Blackburn

Lights go out in the House of Lords.

Watch: House of Lords lights go out during minister’s speech

Scott Benton has had the whip suspended for appearing to offer to lobby for the gambling industry. Credit: Mark Hall/Parliament

Explainer 'Corrupt' MP quits after gambling sting

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Image: James Manning/Press Association.

Explainer House of Lords delays Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill again

Keir Starmer quizzed Rishi Sunak about the cost of living crisis at PMQs. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

PMQs verdict: Starmer hits Sunak over Frank Hester's 'racist language'

Rishi Sunak has said there is a "growing consensus that mob rule is replacing democratic rule". Credit: Getty/Kim Mogg

Debunking Rishi Sunak's claim that the mob has taken over our country Ralph Blackburn

Laura Kuenssberg. Picture: BBC/October Films/Stuart Powell

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BBC One’s flagship Sunday morning politics programme, “Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg,” has just announced its three guests this weekend.
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle, House of Commons Speaker, is under immense pressure. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Kim Mogg

Explainer Dozens of MPs call for Commons Speaker to resign

Keir Starmer is under pressure as the SNP has forced a vote on a ceasefire in Gaza. Credit: Getty/Mark Hall

Explainer House of Commons descends into chaos as MPs row over Gaza vote

Keir Starmer, left, quizzed Rishi Sunak on the Post Office scandal. Credit: Getty/Mark Hall

Verdict: Starmer attacks Sunak on Post Office scandal in flat PMQs

Boris Johnson would find it difficult to return to politics as an MP after partygate. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Exclusive Boris Johnson could face partygate suspension if he makes MP comeback

Rishi Sunak's £1,000 Rwanda flights bet with Piers Morgan was crass in two different ways (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Explainer Sunak makes trans joke as Brianna Ghey's mother watched PMQs

Labour is calling for reform on ministerial severance pay. Credit: Mark Hall/Adobe

Explainer Labour calls for reform on ministerial severance pay as £1m paid out

One pet marmoset recently had to be put to sleep after developing severe bone disease from an incorrect diet (RSPCA Cymru/Supplied)

Government clamps down on pet monkeys

Keir Starmer quizzed Rishi Sunak about the cost of living crisis at PMQs. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Explainer Watch PMQs live as Sunak faces Starmer after facing calls to resign

Betty Boothroyd relaxing on a window seat in her sitting room at Speakers House in the House of Commons. Picture: Press Association Images

Betty Boothroyd's belongings go under the hammer

Rishi Sunak has urged the House of Lords to back his controversial Rwanda bill after it survived despite opposition from Tory rebels. (Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

PM urges House of Lords to back Rwanda bill

Tory rebels are fighting Rishi Sunak over his Rwanda Bill. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Kim Mogg

Explainer Rishi Sunak survives muted Tory rebellion over Rwanda Bill

MPs are voting on a bill which would block public bodies from boycotting countries, like the BDS movement against Israel. Credit: Mark Hall/Adobe/Getty

Explainer Labour says 'anti-BDS bill' threatens possible two-state solution

House of Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle. Credit: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor

Commons Speaker accidentally refers to Keir Starmer as Prime Minister

Tory MP Miriam Cates is under investigation by the parliament standards watchdog for allegedly causing "significant damage to the reputation" of the House of Commons. (Credit: UK Parliament)

Tory MP under investigation by parliament standards watchdog

Rishi Sunak is fighting to save his job over the crunch vote on Rwanda tonight. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Kim Mogg

Explainer Rishi Sunak wins Rwanda vote despite Tory rebels abstaining

UK moves to block self-ID for trans migrants of 'blacklisted' countries

UK to increase ‘blacklist’ of countries that allow trans self-ID

James Cleverly signs the new treaty with Rwanda. Credit: Getty

Explainer Government unveils new bill which states Rwanda is safe for refugees

Rishi Sunak joked about Brexit at PMQs. Credit: Getty/Mark Hall

PMQs: Rishi Sunak may be laughing about Brexit but the public aren’t Ralph Blackburn

Labour is urging the government to give Ofwat powers to ban water company CEOs getting bonuses when the firm is dumping sewage into rivers and seas. (Photo: Getty Images)

Labour vows to ban CEOs of sewage-dumping water firms getting bonuses

The government has been defeated as an amendment which moves to compensate victims of the NHS infected blood scandal was voted through in the House of Commons. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Government defeated on infected blood compensation vote

The government has announced a five-point plan to reduce migration. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Kim Mogg

Government announces raft of measures to try and reduce net migration

Rishi Sunak is feeling the heat from his backbenchers on immigration. Credit: Getty

Tories launch rebellion over immigration signalling battle for Sunak Ralph Blackburn

Jeremy Hunt will announce the Autumn Statement today. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Live Autumn Statement latest: Jeremy Hunt announces national insurance cut

Jeremy Hunt will announce the Autumn Statement today. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Watch the Chancellor's autumn statement speech here

General Election UK: Can Rishi Sunak call a 2024 vote?- as David Cameron returns in cabinet reshuffle

When will Rishi Sunak call a general election & is it likely?

Danny Dyer was crticial of David Cameron back in 2018 in a viral clip (Getty Images)

Remembering Danny Dyer's David Cameron rant as he returns to politics

The most controversial UK political appointments and cabinet decisions including Michael Heseltine, David Cameron and Suella Braverman. Composite image by NationalWorld/Kim Mogg.

Most controversial UK political appointments and cabinet decisions

Black Rod arrives at Westminster Abbey in central London on May 6, 2023, ahead of the coronations of Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

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