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Speaking in the House of Lords, Labour's Baroness Hazarika offered an apology on behalf of the Muslim community for the "sickening, despicable, wicked acts" of child grooming gangs.

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill is due to go through its second reading in the House of Lords later this week.

The Ayrton Light is switched on to signify that either the House of Lords or the House of Commons are sitting.

Dozens of Labour MPs abstained in a vote on the amendment which was put forward by crossbench peer Lord Alton when the Great British Energy Bill was in the House of Lords.

Coffey said after some "time out" she was now ready to apply her "political antennae" to her new role in the House of Lords.