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Politics Live - readers' edition: Friday 5 January

The Houses of Parliament reflected in a large puddle at Westminster.
The Houses of Parliament reflected in a large puddle at Westminster. Photograph: Simon Dawson/Reuters

I’m not writing my usual blog today but here, as an alternative, is the Politics Live readers’ edition. It is a place for you to discuss today’s politics, and to share links to breaking news and to the most interesting stories and blogs on the web.

Feel free to express your views robustly, but please treat others with respect and don’t resort to abuse. Guardian comment pages are supposed to be a haven from the Twitter/social media rant-orama, not an extension of it.

You can read all today’s Guardian politics stories here.

And here are some of the main ones on our site this morning.

  • The Parole Board should immediately publish its reasons for allowing the release of John Worboys, the rapist who police fear may have had more than 100 victims, MP Yvette Cooper has said.
  • Theresa May is being urged to remove international students from the net immigration figures by a number of high-profile Conservative MPs, including a string of select committee chairs.
  • Proposals to tackle sexual harassment and assault in Westminster have been criticised by campaigners and MPs for being “too vague” and leaving “too much power” with the party whips.
  • MPs are calling for a 25p charge on takeaway coffee in a move that could see disposable cups banned in five years time.
  • Representatives of nearly half a million teachers and lecturers have written to the education secretary, Justine Greening, expressing concern over her decision to appoint Toby Young – whom they accuse of sexist and homophobic behaviour – to a high-profile government position.

Local council byelection take place on Thursdays. There was one yesterday. Britain Elects has the results. And Election Maps UK has mapped it.


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