Peter Mandelson unlikely to retain Labour whip if he returns to Lords, senior peer says – UK politics live

Lord Foulkes was responding to Harriet Harman’s suggestion Mandelson should be banned from the Lords

The UK is preparing to recognise the state of Palestine imminently, after Israel failed to meet conditions that would have postponed the historic step, including a ceasefire in Gaza, Patrick Wintour reports.

YouGov has relased polling today suggesting that Britons are in favour of this by more than two to one, although a large minority of people do not have a view.