Government loses two House of Lords votes on EU withdrawal bill – as it happened

This is from the BBC’s Jason Keen.

(On a related point, I think Monday’s blog was the first I’ve written since the EU referendum that did not include the word Brexit once.)

This is from my colleague Peter Walker.

Ian Blackford, the SNP leader at Westminster, asked about the “rape clause” in his questions. He asked May if she agreed with Esther McVey, the work and pensions secretary, that government plans on this topic offered women “double support”. He said the “rape clause” was a disgrace and asked: “What kind of society do we live in?”

May said the government was taking “every care” to make sure the issue was dealt with sensitively.

I’ve taken the quotes from PoliticsHome.

PMQs is over. Someone attempts to raise a point of order (see 12.31pm), but John Bercow, the speaker, says points of order come later. There is an urgent question on equal pay first.

Labour’s Stella Creasy asks about a constituency case involving a suspect who is in India. The Indians are not cooperating, she says.

May says it is important to recognise the independence of the judiciaries in both countries.

Pauline Latham, a Conservative, asks May if she will discuss with the Canadian prime minister how the G7 can work to fight malaria.

May says she has not met Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, yet this week.

Steve Double, a Conservative, says a Labour activist in the Gower spread lies about Byron Davies, the Tory who was defeated.

May says Davies has received an apology. But parties should not just talk about free and fair elections. They should put that into practice.

UPDATE: Originally I said Double spoke about the Labour candidate in the Gower spreading lies about Byron Davies. But Double actually referred to a Labour activist being responsible - not the Labour party candidate. I’ve corrected the post. I am sorry for the mistake.

The DUP’s Nigel Dodds asks May for an assurance that social media companies will be forced to tackle the problem of abuse and to end the “Wild West culture” they encourage.

May says the government is working with social media companies on this. They are not publishers. But they are not just platforms either.

Bob Blackman, a Conservative, asks May to condemn the mobile billboards going round London attacking Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister.

May says the Indian community make an enormous contribution. She spoke to Prime Minister Modi today about how to increase the links between the two countries.

Nigel Evans, a Conservative, asks what message May has for Commonwealth leaders and people in the Commonwealth about gay rights.

May says she address this when speaking to the Commonwealth forum yesterday. Many Commonwealth countries have anti-gay laws, but many of those laws were put in place by Britain. Britain will back any country that wants to repeal them, she says.