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Former cabinet minister says 'casual approach to safety of MPs and their staff is immoral'

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A new civility awards scheme for politicians has been launched by members of the House of Lords and campaigners, after stormy proceedings in parliament on Wednesday were widely condemned.

The annual Civility in Politics prizes will be given out to politicians who have shown courtesy and decency through their work, with categories of bridge-builder of the year and campaigner of the year, political correspondent Kate Proctor reports.

Related: Civility in Politics award aims to address 'crisis of trust'

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Boris Johnson's spokesman has insisted the government does not recognise a plan that Sir John Major warned could be used to circumvent the Benn Act, which is aimed at forcing the prime minister to seek a Brexit extension, Heather Stewart and Matthew Weaver report.

It comes after the former justice secretary David Gauke insisted ministers could not bypass the Benn law, which he described as "watertight".

Related: No 10 dismisses John Major's fears it could circumvent Benn Act