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Boris Johnson faces Keir Starmer at PMQs – politics live

Latest updates: PM takes questions in House of Commons after being accused of losing ‘moral backbone’ over plan for Northern Ireland

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Sir Keir Starmer also congratulates the England team, saying they represent the best of Britain. Was it wrong to condemn their tacking the knee protest as gesture politics?

Johnson ignores the question, but says people who post racist abuse on social media should not be allowed to go to matches.

Sir Peter Bottomley (Con), the father of the house, asks if the PM agrees a vote in this house should not override an act of parliament. (See 11.41am.)

Johnson says the government will continue to follow the law. It wants to return to 0.7% for aid spending as quickly as possible.

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