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Veteran Labour MP Dianne Abbott said she was "astonished" that Mahmood thought judges could be swayed by "guidelines in relation to how they sentence black and brown defendants".

Sir Alister, who stood down as an MP in 2024, received a knighthood in Rishi Sunak's previous round of honours in July 2024 but was not awarded a peerage as had been expected.

The general election betting scandal led to the Conservatives withdrawing support from two candidates and Labour suspending a candidate who admitted betting that he would lose his bid to become an MP.

Mr Musk's choice to take over the reins of the party was Rupert Lowe, then a newly minted Reform UK MP, but - following a spat where he accused Farage of having a Messiah complex and amidst accusations of bullying - he has now been kicked out of the party for good.

Leadig the Westminster Hall debate, Labour MP Irene Campbell said: "Elon Musk proposed to donate a large sum to Reform UK and while he could not make a personal donation there are ways he could possibly get around the rules."