🌟 [ 18 ]   Live: Rayner and Dowden step in for Sunak and Starmer during PMQs amid council house row [ @The Independent ]

Watch live as defence secterary Grant Shapps clashes with Shadow Secretary of State for Defence John Healey over UK defence spending. Earlier deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden clashed with Labour s deputy leader Angela Rayner during Prime Minister s Questions on Wednesday 24 April. Rishi Sunak will not make an appearance in parliament today, as he is in Berlin today for talks with German chancellor Olaf Scholz. The pair will discuss closer co-operation on security, trade and illegal migration in one-on-one talks on Wednesday. Mr Sunak said the two countries will open a “new chapter” in their partnership, and will announce that the UK and Germany will jointly develop artillery systems. The prime minister s first visit to the German capital since entering No 10 comes after he faced pressure to visit senior politicians from one of the UK’s most powerful European allies. Watch more on Independent TV: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Click here to subscribe to The Independent: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: Check out our full video catalog: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Videos, daily editorial and more: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Click here to get the best of The Independent daily: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Like The Independent on Facebook: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Follow The Independent on Twitter: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Follow The Independent on Instagram: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Download the iOS u0026 Android app: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you .

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