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'.

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?

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.

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.

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.

QUENTIN LETTS: MPs look down at Lee Anderson rather in the same way Lady Grantham regards her maid

QUENTIN LETTS: Lee Anderson (Reform, Ashfield) caused a kerfuffle in the Commons by complaining about a recent election event at his constituency's hospital.

Now Keir Starmer wades into the VAR offside row: Labour leader calls for reform of football's rules to stop 'a toenail of difference' ruining big moments like Coventry's disallowed FA Cup 'winner' against Man United

Labour leader Keir Starmer has called for football's offside rules to be changed after Coventry City were denied a historic winning goal in the FA Cup semi-final against Man United on Sunday.

Sir Keir's patriotism problem: One-in-eight Labour voters (and one-in-12 Lib Dems) think the St George's Cross is 'RACIST and divisive and should NOT be displayed' - as Tories accuse Starmer's party of 'hating Britain'

A study has revealed that Labour voters are 13 times as likely as Conservative supporters to describe it as 'racist and divisive'.

ANDREW PIERCE: Will Keir criticism see Mandy back in the wilderness?

ANDREW PIERCE: As one of the architects of New Labour , the former Cabinet minister Lord Mandelson enjoys an open line to Sir Keir Starmer .

REVEALED: Former Tory minister who leapt to Angela Rayner's defence... is working for Labour

Nick Boles was lauded by the Left last week after accusing the Tories of 'hypocrisy' for questioning whether Labour's deputy leader is telling the truth about her property dealings.

One in eight Labour voters think St George's Flag is 'racist and divisive and should not be displayed' according to a new poll

A study has revealed that Labour voters are 13 times as likely as Conservative supporters to describe it as 'racist and divisive'.

Senior Labour MP insists Keir Starmer is 'absolutely right' to take Angela Rayner at her word over housing row in scramble to defend party leader for not reading his deputy's legal advice

Shabana Mahmood, the shadow justice secretary, defended the Labour leader but dodged questions about why Sir Keir had still not seen his deputy's legal advice.

Are you listening Emily Thornberry? Keir Starmer says Labour 'must not flinch' at flying the St George's flag as he blasts Tories as 'no longer a patriotic party'

The Labour leader used a newspaper article in the run-up to St George's Day to warn his MPs against shying away from national symbols.

STEPHEN POLLARD: Spare us from Ed Miliband, Labour's smug, shameless, unprincipled one-man walking disaster zone

Coming through the radio was an unfortunate, adenoidal voice that all but shrunk my toothpaste back into its tube. this distinctive drone was emanating from a man with a base layer of smugness...

Lord Ashcroft demands apology from Sir Keir Starmer after Labour leader 'abused' parliamentary privilege

The Conservative donor, whose recent book about the deputy leader has led to questions about her former living arrangements, hit back after Sir Keir's jibe.

Angela's kitchen defence: Rayner will claim 'home renovation exempted her from tax' amid damaging row over Labour deputy's former council house home - as Ed Miliband says Keir Starmer is keeping his distance to avoid making her look guilty

Labour's deputy leader is facing ongoing scrutiny of her financial affairs concerning the sale of the former council house in Manchester almost a decade ago.

Demands for police probe as MP Mark Menzies is stripped of Tory whip and axed as PM's trade envoy after claims he used thousands of pounds in party funds to pay off 'bad people' and settle medical bills

Mark Menzies is said to have made a 3am call to a 78-year-old party volunteer in December claiming to have been locked up by 'bad people'.

Angela's kitchen defence: Rayner may claim 'home renovation exempted her from tax' amid damaging row over Labour deputy's former council house home - as Ed Miliband says Keir Starmer is keeping his distance from scandal to avoid making her look guilty

Labour's deputy leader is facing ongoing scrutiny of her financial affairs concerning the sale of the former council house in Manchester almost a decade ago.

Keir Starmer STILL won't look at Angela Rayner's legal advice which she says exonerates her amid homes row

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he still has not seen the legal advice which his deputy Angela Rayner claims exonerates her over the sale of her former council house in Stockport, Manchester.

LORD ASHCROFT: Keir Starmer is hardly Sir Winston Churchill, but my latest poll finds Labour IS more trusted on defence

LORD ASHCROFT: In a survey just under a year ago, I found that defence and national security was the one area in which the Conservatives were still trusted more than Labour.