Rishi Sunak rules out 2 May general election as report shows Commons working hours have fallen to a 25-year low – UK politics live

The average time the Commons spends sitting every working day is now at lowest level for quarter of a century

Ministers are expected to back a fresh bid to crack down on puppy smuggling after MPs urged the government to reveal how it will fulfil a series of promises to bolster animal welfare, PA Media reports. PA says:

Tory MP Selaine Saxby’s proposed legislation would ban dogs and cats under six months from being brought into the UK.

It would also prohibit the importation of heavily pregnant animals and those with mutilations, such as cropped ears or a docked tail.