Labour refuses to commit to matching Rishi Sunak's defence spending pledge of 2.5% of GDP by 2030

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps questioned why Sir Keir Starmer would not back the plan despite claiming his 'changed' party would 'never shut its eyes to the threats our country faces'.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Labour runs out of ammo on defence

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: After wheeling out the heavy artillery to promise the biggest boost in defence spending for a generation, Rishi Sunak was on manoeuvres in Germany yesterday.

The UK can cut taxes AND increase defence spending, Rishi Sunak says as he insists the economy is strong enough

The Prime Minister dismissed claims from Labour that his dramatic pledge to spend an extra £75 billion on defence by the end of the decade was not fully funded.

Rishi Sunak hints at election tax cuts as he says slashing civil service will mean the government can boost defence, fund public services AND ease the burden on workers

On a visit to Berlin, Rishi Sunak argued that slashing civil service numbers would free up money for his priorities.

So how DOES 'pint-sized' Rishi Sunak measure up to other world leaders after Angela Rayner mocked his height?

Rishi Sunak was branded a 'pint-size loser' during Prime Minister questions today but how does the PM actually measure up against other world leaders?

No10 says asylum returns deal with France 'is not possible' because the EU would force Britain to accept a quota of the bloc's refugees in exchange - after David Cameron praises pre-Brexit arrangements for sending back Channel migrants

Any such agreement is 'not on the table' because the Government 'would not agree to any kind of deal that would require quotas in return', a No10 spokeswoman said.

Are you sure Angela? Rayner under fire for claiming government has overseen 'more strikes than at any time before' when official stats show there were more days lost to industrial action under a previous Labour government (and Margaret Thatcher!)

Labour's under-pressure deputy leader made the remark as she kicked off Deputy Prime Ministers Questions in the Commons this afternoon.

Ammanford school 'stabbing': 'Schoolgirl' is arrested after three people 'including female teacher' are 'stabbed' in secondary school attack as police swoop in and terrified children jump over fences to escape horror scene

Ysgol Dyffryn Aman, also known as Amman Valley School, in Ammanford in the south Wales county, is on 'code red' with unconfirmed reports a stabbing took place this morning.

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Air Rwanda: Which airline will deport migrants on a one-way trip to Africa under Rishi's new plan? Aviation experts warn of huge 'commercial risks' for firms signing up to scheme

British aviation expert Julian Bray said operating deportation flights carried many risks for airlines, comparing the scenario to 1997 film Con Air.

Ammanford school 'stabbing': 'Schoolgirl' is arrested after three people 'including female teacher' are 'stabbed' as police swoop in and terrified children jump over fences to escape horror attack

Ysgol Dyffryn Aman, also known as Amman Valley School, in Ammanford in the south Wales county, is on 'code red' with unconfirmed reports a stabbing took place this morning.

Three men are arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and entering the UK illegally after five people - including a four-year-old girl - died trying to cross Channel

A little girl between the ages of four and seven was one of a group of migrants who drowned after their rubber dinghy capsized off the coast of northern France.

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Ammanford school 'stabbing': Person is arrested and three people including 'teacher' injured after 'knife attack involving two girls' - as classrooms remain in 'lockdown'

Ysgol Dyffryn Aman, also known as Amman Valley School, in Ammanford in the south Wales county, is on 'code red' with unconfirmed reports a stabbing took place this morning.

Lord Cameron rebukes old ally (and former Tory chancellor) George Osborne for causing 'nothing but trouble  by praising Labour's Rachel Reeves as his 'heir' ahead of the election

David Cameron has - playfully - taken aim at his former chancellor George Osborne over the latter's praise for Labour finance chief Rachel Reeves .

Angela Rayner brands Rishi Sunak 'a pint-sized loser' as she tries to bat away PMQs jibes about two homes row with under-pressure Labour deputy leader accusing the Tories of being 'obsessed'

The Labour deputy leader lashed out as she faced jibes from Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden and other Tory MPs in the Commons, as they stood in for Mr Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer.

I'm a GP - and these are the reasons why I sign a hundred people off work a month without even speaking to most of them

The truth is, in my own experience and from speaking to colleagues, waving through requests for 'fit notes' - or sick notes - for patients we have not seen has been routine practice for years.

Ringleaders of migrant boat tragedy could already be claiming asylum in Britain: Investigators say group of men who 'rushed' dinghy are 'responsible' for the five deaths - as another 200 make crossing in last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, around 200 migrants have reportedly tried to cross the Channel to the UK. Yesterday, five migrants drowned after their rubber dinghy (pictured after the tragedy) capsized.

Maybe the Tories are doomed, but at least under a reinvigorated Rishi they won't go down without a fight, writes LEO McKINSTRY

After the dramatic passage of his flagship Rwanda Bill through Parliament early yesterday morning, Rishi Sunak was in defiant mood. 'Nothing is going to stand in our way,' he declared.

Some of the five migrants killed trying to get to Britain were CRUSHED to death on board the tiny boat: French investigators say some victims suffocated while others drowned

A criminal enquiry was underway in France last night following the five deaths - including a four-year-old girl - in the English Channel.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: PM leads from front in boosting defence

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Rishi Sunak 's pledge to spend billions more on defence in the face of chilling global threats is hugely significant - and to be warmly welcomed.