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Tory leadership candidates Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have failed to brand Donald Trump's tweets - telling American congresswoman to "go home" - as racist.
In the final head-to-head debate between the two men vying to replace Theresa May in Downing Street, did, however, offer some of their strongest condemnation of the US president so far as transatlantic relations continue to sour.
Ex-foreign secretary Mr Johnson, the frontrunner in the contest, also faced anger after his essay on Islam was unearthed, arguing it had caused the Muslim world to be "literally centuries behind" the West.
It comes as a new cross-party study of Brexit options warns Mr Johnson will be embarking on “a kamikaze act” that will force him out of No 10 if he tries to deliver Brexit without a fresh referendum.
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"The discussion about antisemitism in the Labour Party has, almost exclusively to date, revolved around disciplining individuals," writes the left-wing Labour MP Clive Lewis.
"For sure, Labour needs to sort out its processes and to discipline or expel blatant and unrepentant antisemites. But tackling antisemitism is not just about purging antisemites."
Jeremy Corbyn has agreed to meet Labour peers who have expressed concerns about handling of antisemitism complaints in the party.
In a letter to Baroness Smith, Labour's leader in the Lords, he said "antisemitism is a cause of great fear and sadness, not just to the Jewish community but to the overwhelming majority of our members.”
Police have found no evidence that offences were committed in the Peterborough by-election after concluding an investigation into a fifth and final allegation of electoral fraud.
Cambridgeshire Police had already concluded that no offences were committed in respect of one allegation of the burning of ballots, one allegation of bribery and two relating to postal votes.
The force said this week that it also found that no offences had been committed in relation to a fifth allegation - of a breach of the privacy of the vote.
The Brexit Party claimed last month that vote-rigging may have played a role in Labour's wafer-thin victory in the by-election and has called for an inquiry.
The Labour Party rubbished these claims as a "desperate attempt" to excuse a defeat, describing the allegations as "nonsense".
The Brexit Party ended up in second place in the June 6 poll when Lisa Forbes won by 683 votes.
Labour MP Roberta Blackman-Woods has announced she will stand down at the next election.
Dr Blackman-Woods said she was quitting parliament for personal and family reasons.
It comes after Labour asked its MPs to declare whether they intend to stand again, after a change in the rules on how to deselect sitting MPs.
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have both committed to push ahead with new laws to protect survivors of domestic abuse, according to a Home Office minister.
Labour sought assurances from Victoria Atkins over the level of commitment from the Conservative Party leadership hopefuls to the Domestic Abuse Bill.
Ms Atkins, also minister for women, replied in the Commons: "I'm delighted to confirm this isn't just a commitment of this PM, this is a commitment of the government.
"And we have the extra confirmation, if one would like to put it that way, that both leadership teams have confirmed to me that not only do the candidates support this bill they will also progress with this bill in the autumn."
Speaking during the domestic abuse bill, shadow women and equalities minister Carolyn Harris said she was pleased Theresa May has "finally set things in motion for this long overdue and much-needed legislation".
She added: "We would, however, like assurances from this government that whoever will be prime minister next week has the same commitment to this and can guarantee this bill will be robust and that funding will be available to fulfil everything it promises."
She added: "This bill is a golden opportunity for the government and all parliamentarians to transform the domestic abuse agenda, and it is our duty to ensure that we get this right."
New report from Sky News that team Johnson is considering sending MPs home for up to a fortnight in October to force through a no-deal Brexit.
Boris Johnson has never ruled out proroguing parliament - so this has always been a possibility.
Sky reports a campaign source saying it is an option on the table, among many. However a source told the Indy to be sceptical of the claims.
As per our story this morning, the pound has slumped in the wake of bullish no-deal comments from Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt at last night's leadership hustings.
Theresa May was warned that triggering Article 50 when she did was a bad idea, the UK's former ambassador to the EU has said.
Sir Ivan Rogers told the Foreign Affairs Committee that he was contacted by Olly Robbins over the PM's pending announcement to start the Brexit countdown.
Sir Ivan said: "Olly rang me up to say, 'She's going to announce the date set for triggering Article 50 tomorrow. I don't think that's a very good idea. What do you think?'
"I said no I don't think it's a very good idea because you lose a lot of leverage the moment you do that.
"But presumably if they are telling you that they are going to announce it, we're fighting a losing battle but I think it's worth fighting just to at least register that I don't think its very wise because that's exactly what the opposition wants you to do."
He explained that the EU's stance of no negotiation without the trigger being pulled maximised the Bloc's leverage and reduced the UK's.
"Why do they want to do that? Because frankly it maximises their leverage and minimises ours," he said.
Police have concluded no criminal offences were committed in the Peterborough by-election following an investigation into a fifth and final allegation of electoral fraud.
Cambridgeshire Police had already found no evidence of wrongdoing after probing an allegation of ballot-burning, a report of bribery, and two claims related to postal votes.
The force said on Tuesday it had also now found no offences were committed in relation to a fifth allegation of a breach of voting privacy.
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