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Pressure is growing on the government to loosen its grip on when MPs sit and what they debate.

Some parties support the TUV's special adviser bill, but John O'Dowd says it is "poor".

Stormont's finance minister calls for extra funding but Westminster says the block grant must be used.

Suzy Davies puts it down to "good old fashioned local party dynamics", not her pro-devolution views.

Conor Murphy says the required support "to kick start our economic recovery" has not been delivered.

The campaign group, which has seen an up swelling of support, says the status quo is not an option.

Three of four shortlisted Conservative candidates for South Wales Central are "anti-devolution".

The Electoral Commission says the name is "confusingly similar to another already registered party".

Layla Moran says 300,000 people are now living with the long-term effects of coronavirus in the UK.

Stormont will also provide further assistance for all drivers who lost business from 1 October 2020.

As Scott Mann started his virtual speech to the Commons, it became clear that his audio was wrong.

On Thursday, 16 more deaths related to Covid-19 were recorded along with 973 new positive cases.

The former first minister is urged to reconsider his refusal to appear at Holyrood on 19 January.

Friday sittings and debates in Westminster Hall have been suspended because of the pandemic.