In the House of Commons today, MPs were debating the proposals for a new independent regulator for football in the UK, alongside other proposed reforms.

These are all part of the Football Governance Bill.

The chief executive of the Premier League, Richard Masters, has claimed regulation could "undermine" the competition.

Luke Evans, the Tory MP for Bosworth, asked Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer about the matter.

The minister replied: "We do not want to do anything at all to damage the Premier League, it is world leading, it's worth £7 billion, people look to it across the world.

"What we are doing in this legislation, and we have worked very, very closely with the Premier League, with EFL and others, to try and get this balance right."

She had support from across the chamber in her endeavours, with Labour's MP for Manchester Withington, Jeff Smith, saying there is "nothing in this bill that will jeopardise" the Premier League's success - adding that there had been a "fair amount of scaremongering" in recent weeks.

The bill is making its way through parliament, with more debates to come.

By Faye Brown, political reporter

Rishi Sunak is facing a fresh headache after a Conservative MP was suspended over allegations he misused campaign funds.

The Times newspaper report into Mark Menzies is the latest sleaze row to rock the Tories since the prime minister entered Downing Street with a promise to bring "integrity and accountability" to government.

Having sought to draw a line under the scandal-hit era of Boris Johnson, problems have continued to mount for Mr Sunak.

Sky News looks at the MPs who have been suspended during his time in office so far:

After months of parliamentary ping-pong between the House of Commons and the Lords, Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill has passed. The prime minister called it a "landmark" law, saying "nothing will stand in our way" of getting flights off the ground within 10 to 12 weeks.

However, the scheme could face yet more hurdles, with the potential for it to be held up by challenges in court.

On this episode, Matt Barbet takes stock of the bill with Adam Parsons, Sky's Europe editor in France, who has been watching migrant boats cross the English Channel even after the bill's passing.

Sky's communities correspondent Becky Johnson also joins Matt to share some of the stories from those asylum seekers already in the UK and what they might expect from the Rwanda bill.

And Dr Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, details the potential impact this new legislation might have on migration figures.

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By Adam Parsons, Europe correspondent, in France

Plenty of people have died on small boats trying to cross the Channel. But this was different.

The people who perished in the waters off Wimereux died not just because of the greed of people smugglers, or the inadequacy of their boat. This is a story about violence.

What really killed these people was a hijacking, and by the increasingly dangerous and volatile atmosphere that lingers over the lives of migrants in northern France who are trying to get to Britain.

Often we have heard stories of feuds and of weapons being used between rival groups in camps. Now, it seems that a sense of violent rivalry has spread to the beaches.

We have been told extraordinary details of what happened in the moments before three men, a woman and a young girl died in the cold, dark waters within sight of the promenade.

There were, so we're told, around 50 people who had paid for a place on board the boat and, as is normal with these crossings, helped to carry it down the beach in Wimereux before getting to the waterfront.

At this point, another group of people emerged from the shadows and pushed their way on to the boat, threatening those on board with sticks and taking over, a man in a balaclava manhandling the controls of the engine.

Read more here...

By Adam Boulton, Sky News commentator 

Liz Truss has much more in common with Donald Trump than just the first three letters of his surname.

Despite presenting themselves as "outsiders", both enjoyed substantial political careers and reached the top of their profession as prime minister of the UK and president of the United States respectively.

In both cases, their periods in power ended in ways that outraged their opponents and many in their own Conservative and Republican parties. Economic chaos brought on by her rash policies forced Truss out of office after just 49 days in 10 Downing Street.

Trump lost the 2020 election, refused to accept his defeat and praised the mob who stormed the Capitol in an attempt to keep him in the White House.

Many thought they were finished for good. But like those who had laughed at their ambitions earlier in their careers, the nay-sayers were wrong again. Both have been reprieved and continue to be respected as forces in their parties.

Read more here:

By Beth Rigby, political editor, in Poland 

On the plane from Warsaw to Berlin, Rishi Sunak was buoyant as he briefly chatted to the travelling pack.

Having delivered his hattrick of welfare reforms, the Rwanda bill and now the big lift in defence spending, he was a prime minister who clearly feels on the front foot after a torrid few months.

He looked like a man enjoying the job.

Allies said the PM has spoken a lot about the spending decision with his current Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron, who has "form" in prioritising these decisions - having committed to defence funding back in 2010 when he was prime minister in the face of competing spending demands.

"The PM's thought about this a lot, which is why it's so detailed today," said one government source.

The big decision he announced in this election year to increase defence spending to 2.5% by 2030 was a choice.

He could have committed funding to schools, the NHS or local government. But, for this prime minister, it was the right choice.

Read Beth's full analysis below...

People voting in local elections in England on 2 May will need to provide photo ID.

It is the second year the requirement has been in place - but in 2023, 14,000 people couldn't cast their ballot because they didn't take ID to the polling booth.

There are 22 different types of ID you can use - and if you don't have any of them, you can register for a Voter Authority Certificate.

Here's everything you need to know to avoid being caught out:

Tory peer Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and former Labour home secretary Jacqui Smith discuss St George's Day and the St George's cross.

It comes following ugly scenes of people scrapping with the police in Westminster while wearing the red cross - and then politicians showing off their allegiance to the symbol, including a lengthy video from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.

Ms Smith says it's important not to allow the "horrible bunch of blokes" - those fighting with police - to be allowed to believe the flag represents the views they're espousing.

Baroness Warsi says that when she grew up, the St George's cross was adopted by the far right.

She says that events like the London Olympics had allowed people to reclaim the flag.

The peer also points out that St George was actually brown.

The Conservative peer then says that the likes of Suella Braverman, the former home secretary, can't call themselves patriotic if they engage in culture wars.

James Heappey, the former armed forces minister, says there may be more increases on defence spending in the future - but warns it comes at a cost. 

The Tory MP tells Sophy that he has been saying "we should go further" - adding that he thinks "over the next decade or so there is a conversation about that".

The former minister praises Rishi Sunak for prioritising defence over healthcare and tax cuts in an election year, revealing the PM called him about the announcement this morning.

Mr Heappey says the current plan will allow the Army, Navy and Air Force to be "correctly enabled", and to build up defence stockpiles and manufacturing.

But he says that anyone thinking the 2.5% will bring "growth" of the armed forces "doesn't really understand just how expensive all this stuff is".

The former minister say he is not able to say where the £75bn for the defence uplift will come from, but that there will be "efficiency measures" over the course of the next parliament.

This usually means cuts to budgets - although Mr Heappey says he won't go as far as to brand the path forward "austerity".  

He again praises the PM for choosing defence over more electorally popular areas like health or education.

Sophy speaks to Jacqui Smith and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi about the latest deaths in the Channel - pointing out how hard it is to report on such a tragedy.

Ms Smith, a former home secretary, says it makes her "even more angry" about how much effort has been put into pursuing the Rwanda scheme - which she thinks won't solve the problem.

She says money should be spent on cross-Channel and European policing.

Ms Smith reckons only one or two flights will take off to Africa before the general election.

Baroness Warsi says she agrees with Ms Smith, and the scheme would only remove a small number of people.

The Conservative peer says the topic has become more about "political posturing" than a "practical solution".

She adds that it should not be a "party political issue".

Ms Smith says processing asylum decisions is complex - and the answer won't fit on a general election poster.