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After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the imposition of sanctions on the country meant direct exports of British-made luxury vehicles fell to zero. However, Sky News analysis shows hundreds of millions of pounds worth of luxury cars are being sold to Russia through neighbouring countries. Notably, Azerbaijan on Russia's southern border, where Britain recorded an unprecedented increase in car exports.
The third largest party in the House of Commons, the SNP, says it doesn't have confidence in its Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle.
The former chair of the Post Office, Henry Staunton, who was dismissed last month, claims he was told by a top civil servant to "hobble into the election" and delay payouts to sub-postmasters, in a newly-released memo.
In his early weeks as Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer said: "It was very important to me to seek to address the disgrace of antisemitism in our party as soon as possible."
Labour is no longer backing its candidate in the Rochdale by-election.