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On Monday's #PoliticsLive
Nesil Caliskan MP, Labour
Lord Mackinlay, Conservative peer
Coco Khan, Presenter of Pod Save the UK
12:15pm BBC Two bbc.in/4eUguG8
ALT Today's Politics Live guests
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The government's electric vehicle targets are expected to be reduced in a move likely to be welcomed by carmakers but opposed by environmental groups.
Chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman told #BBCBreakfast about the likely change to the target to sell 80% of new cars in the UK must be electric by 2030
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Government 'looking seriously' at banning under-16s from Vinted and eBay bbc.in/3VjtLl3
Government's EV targets expected to be reduced this week bbc.in/4fjteWZ
“Any opportunity we can have to have a high level sporting event in Scotland… is massive”
Middle distance runner Josh Kerr says Scotland should be included in the UK government’s planned bid for the North of England to host the Olympics
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“I am confident”
Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton says he’s confident in commitments from the Chancellor and Prime Minister that the government will spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030
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“We have to do more”
Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton says the UK has to strengthen itself in the face of threats and “particularly from Russia”
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“This is the farce of it”
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage criticises rules around MPs speaking publicly on investigations into their conduct and confirms he has been interviewed by the Standards Commissioner
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“I would expect a very, very sharp increase in military action in Iran”
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he believes Donald Trump may attack Iran in the wake of the US midterm elections but that “it’s a hard [battle] to win”
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“There is no cherry picking”
Former chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says joining the EU Single Market would involve accepting freedom of movement and that there is no "single market à la carte" option
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“Time is up”
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says she believes the kind of sexual abuse in the media industry committed by figures like Russell Brand is still happening today and that the sector needs to take the issue “more seriously”
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“I do not believe that anybody wants to repeat circular arguments about… leave or remain”
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says the government needs to “repair the damage” from the Brexit deal negotiated by the last Conservative government
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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy facing questions from Laura Kuenssberg
Watch live bbc.in/4iEngkB
On the #BBCLauraK panel...
Historian Simon Schama
Conservative peer Baroness Bertin
Retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis
Sunday 9am @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer
Joining #BBCLauraK
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy MP
Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage MP
Former chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier
Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton
Middle distance runner Josh Kerr
Sunday 9am @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer
UK cannot 'cherry pick' EU single market deal, says Barnier bbc.in/4AjjRid
Parliament restoration delays 'frustrating', says Commons Speaker bbc.in/4zHE2qb
Victims in rape cases must not feel like they are on trial, Burnham says bbc.in/3UCR2xW
Why smoky bacon crisps threaten to reignite rows over EU rules bbc.in/4sIl1Br
Andy Burnham tells firms to publish salaries in job adverts ahead of new law
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