Politics latest: Tory MP faces six-week suspension; PM to give statement on Israel-Hamas war

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Politics latest: Tory MP faces six-week suspension; PM to give statement on Israel-Hamas war
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The Tory MP Peter Bone should be suspended for six weeks over bullying and sexual misconduct allegations, an independent panel has recommended. And Rishi Sunak will reiterate the UK's total condemnation of Hamas's attack on Israel during an address to MPs this afternoon.

The experts at Sky's Data and Forensics team have added some new polling into our tracker, which aggregates various surveys to give an indication of how the UK currently feels about different political parties.Currently, Labour sits on an average of 44%, compared with the Tories on 26.1% - a roughly 18-point lead.

While this is not the largest lead Sir Keir Starmer has had over Rishi Sunak or his predecessors, it is still a very significant gap.The Labour leader will be hoping his speech to his party conference will help solidify his position in the minds of the public.In third are the Lib Dems on 11%, followed by Reform on around 6.9% and the Greens on 6% - with the SNP on 2.9%.See the latest update below - and you can read more about the methodology behind the tracker here.

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