The Tory leader brands Labour's Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill an "act of vandalism"; Keir Starmer says it protects at-risk children.

Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash after Tulip Siddiq's resignation and inflation fall - PM faces questions over Tulip Siddiq’s resignation as Treasury minister

Kemi Badenoch hbranded Sir Keir Starmer’s education reforms “an act of vandalism” in a Commons clash. The Tory leader said that under the Conservatives pupil attainment in maths, reading and science soared, with English schools now top of global league tables in the subjects.

Michael Saunders, a former member of the BoE's monetary policy committee which sets interest rates, said the latest inflation figure would be "some help" in trying to ease some of the worries over the UK economy - more on that in our next post.

No love lost: Starmer seeemed particularly angered by the Tory leader’s blast at his plan to slap VAT on private schools, a move Badenoch warned would hit people with special needs. “She’s got a nerve,” the PM shot back. “We are going to fix that mess like we are fixing every other mess.”

Kemi Badenoch is plotting a long-term plan to turn rural voters against Labour, The London Economic can exclusively reveal.

Keir Starmer is facing Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch at PMQs - you can watch live at the top of this page . The regular Commons session comes in the same week Axel Rudakubana

Keir Starmer departs Downing Street ahead of PMQs