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This afternoon the House of Commons voted to support assisted dying for the first time. By a majority of 55, MPs decided to back Kim Leadbeater's Private Members' Bill, with 330 recorded 'Aye' votes against 275 'Nays.' More than a third of the cabinet were against the move which the Prime Minister, Chancellor and Home Secretary all decided to support. Some 234 Labour MPs voted for the measure, with 147 against. By contrast, 92 Tories voted against it, with 23 – including Rishi Sunak – backing the measure. The party most in favour was the Liberal Democrats, with 61 of their 72 MPs supporting Leadbeater's legislation and just 11 against.

There is a week to go until MPs vote on Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying private members’ bill. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case wrote to ministers last month to say that, while they 'need not resile from previously stated views when directly asked about them, they should exercise discretion and should not take part in the public debate'. Below is The Spectator's list of ministers in favour of the change, along with those against and past statements from their cabinet colleagues. They include the 22 full cabinet ministers plus the other four (Campbell, Jones, Hermer and Dodds) who attend weekly meetings: In favour: Keir Starmer, Prime Minister: 'I personally do think there are grounds for changing the law.

Donald Trump has declared victory in the US election after winning the key battleground states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia. 'America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,' the Republican candidate told supporters. 'This is a magnificent victory for the American people, that will allow us to make America great again,' he said at the rally in Florida. Trump has still not secured the 270 Electoral College votes he needs to confirm victory, but the path to the White House looks increasingly narrow for his Democrat rival Kamala Harris. The Republicans have taken control of the Senate from the Democrats, having turned seats in Ohio and West Virginia.

Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch, the final two candidates for the Tory leadership, went up against each other on a special GB News show tonight.

There have now been four ballots of MPs to decide the next leader. Following the elimination of Priti Patel, Mel Stride, Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly, two finalists remain. Now Tory members will vote on who they want of Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick to lead their party, with the victor to be announced on 2 November. While MPs won't have the final say in this last round of voting, endorsements now may inform the next leader's shadow cabinet. Below is The Spectator's guide on which of the final two candidates is backed by the 121 Conservative MPs in parliament: Robert Jenrick (23): Danny Kruger – 'He's got the competence and the personality and the temperament, also he has got the right policies.

This weekend Labour ministers, MPs and delegates will arrive in Liverpool for their first conference in office since 2009. Following July’s thumping election victory, the official slogan for this week’s gathering is ‘Change Begins’. But after recent rows on winter fuel and No. 10 squabbles, is everyone in the party agreed on what that change looks like? Below is The Spectator’s guide to some of the highlights at Labour conference over the next four days: Saturday 19:00 – 22:00 London Labour reception at ACC, Hall 2H Of the 75 constituencies in Greater London, 59 of them are now represented by a Labour MP. Among their number include ministers like Stephen Timms, Wes Streeting, James Murray and of course Keir Starmer himself.

It has been a weekend of riots. They began on Friday night in Sunderland, and were repeated in Bristol, Stoke, Hull, Belfast, Leeds, Manchester, Blackpool and Liverpool on Saturday. People threw bricks and bottles at the police, who put up their shields and wielded batons in response. In Hull, a Greggs and a Specsavers were smashed up and a Shoezone was set on fire. Some cities, such as London, saw protests that did not escalate. The Sunday Telegraph says that courts could be open for 24 hours a day in order to dampen the chaos. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said that ‘criminal violence and disorder has no place on Britain’s streets’. The National Police Chiefs Council said they are bringing in 4,000 more police officers to calm tensions over the next few days.