Labour has 99% chance of forming next government, says elections expert – as it happened

Geidt was found to have broken the rules on lobbying because, in his capacity as a paid adviser to the Theia Group, a telecoms company, he played a small role in a virtual meeting it had with Ministry of Defence officials.

David Neal, who was recently sacked from his post as the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, has said the Home Office routinely used a factchecking process to try to “cover up” criticisms in his inspection reports.

Speaking at an event on Tuesday night organised by the Labour African Network, Anneliese Dodds outlined some of the steps the party plans to take to address the maternal mortality gap between black and Asian women and their white peers if they enter government.

Last month, the Guardian revealed that, under a draft race equality act that is being drawn up by Labour, the party would bring in a new target to close maternal health gaps experienced by black and Asian women and update clinical training to better serve the diverse patient population.

In an interview with Times Radio this morning, Rachel Maclean, the Conservative party’s deputy chair for women, said opposition to leasehold reform was coming from “very well organised, very deep pocketed” campaigners who were making bogus arguments about the impact getting rid of ground rents would have on pensions funds with investments in property.

Andrew Griffith, the science minister, made the comment this morning in the light of revelations about how Abdul Ezedi, the man accused of being responsible for the Clapham chemical attack, came to be granted asylum.