The Prime Minister was asked why he ‘declined to instigate a prosecution for rape’ against the former owner of luxury department store Harrods.

Marcus Meade, 39, was hit in the chest by a single bullet fired by a West Mercia Police firearms officer after a five-and-a-half-hour standoff.

As he walked to present his proposals, the Reform UK MP was jokingly dubbed ‘future leader’ by another MP in the chamber.

A number of controlled explosions have been carried out after what was thought to be a “suspicious vehicle” was found in central London.

Department for Transport figures show as of January 1 there were 73,334 public electric vehicle charging devices.