Westminster's drinking culture is in the spotlight after a bar was closed over an alleged spiking incident.

Commons leader Lucy Powell says she is open to debate about bars in Parliament but they serve a purpose.

Police are investigating a report that a woman had her drink spiked in the bar, which is closed pending a safety review.

A parliamentary researcher reported her drink had been tampered with at 6.30pm on Tuesday 7 January.

The honeytrap involved flirtatious messages targeting up to 20 MPs, staffers and political journalists.

A man is in a critical condition after a fight broke out on Westminster Bridge on Sunday morning.

Staff and clients from Selby's Big Communi-Tea share concerns with MP Keir Mather at Parliament.

The defence lawyer says Lewis Allington had "no intention of harming someone with weapons".