Key points
- Sunak sets out 'moral mission' to end UK's 'sick note culture'
- PM accused of'full-on assault on disabled people' by charity
- Sunak refuses to say if suspended Tory should quit as MP
- Labour demands police probe into Mark Menzies
- 'We are going to get this done': PM promises to pass Rwanda bill
- Live reporting by Ben Bloch
G7 foreign ministers 'reaffirm commitment to Israel's security' - and call for more aid to Gaza
As we have reported, Lord David Cameron is in Capri, Italy at the meeting of G7 foreign ministers.
The G7 is made up ofCanada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US, as well as the High Representative of the EU, and the foreign ministers have just released a joint communique on events in the Middle East.
They reiterate their condemnation "in the strongest terms" of Iran's attack on Israel on Saturday night, which they describe as "a dangerous escalation".
They also condemn the Iranian boarding and seizure of a Portuguese-flagged shipping vessel near the Strait of Hormuz, calling for its immediate release and that of its crew.
On the Middle East, they say: "Israel and its people have our full solidarity and support and we reaffirm our commitment towards Israel's security.
"Iran's actions mark an unacceptable step towards the destabilisation of the region and a further escalation, which must be avoided.
"In light of reports of strikes [by Israel on Iran] on April 19, we urge all parties to work to prevent further escalation."
The foreign ministers call on Iran to stop giving support to its proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah, and that they "cease their attacks".
"We will hold the Iranian government accountable for its malicious and destabilising actions and we stand ready to adopt further sanctions or take other measures, now and in response to further destabilizing initiatives," they add.
Section 21s: Almost one million renters given no-fault evictions since Tories promised to scrap them
Jennifer Scott, political reporter
Almost one million private renters in England have been handed no-fault evictions since the Conservative government promised to abolish them, new data has shown.
Research carried out by YouGov on behalf of homelessness charity Shelter - and shared exclusively with Sky News - showed that since April 2019 a total of 943,000 people had been given Section 21 notices, which is the equivalent of more than 500 renters every day.
The figures also showed unwanted moves were costing private renters in England £550m a year, with 830,000 people having to move in the last 12 months alone due to either their fixed tenancies coming to an end, being priced out by rent increases or being served with a Section 21.
Add in the soaring upfront costs for rents and deposits and unwanted moves are costing more than £1bn a year - or an average of £1,245 per person.
Polly Neate, Shelter's chief executive, said tenants were "bearing the cost of the government's inaction" and warned any further delays to banning no-fault evictions would see more people "tipped into homelessness".
But Levelling Up minister Jacob Young defended the government. He said abolishing Section 21s was "the biggest change to the private rented sector in more than 30 years" so it "takes time to make sure we get it right".
Read more here:
Pledge tracker: Is Sunak keeping his promises?
Over a year ago, Rishi Sunak made five pledges for voters to judge him on.
The prime minister met his promise to halve inflation by the end of 2023.
But with the general election approaching, how is Mr Sunak doing on delivering his other promises?
You can see the progress for yourself below:
Health union says NHS waiting lists mean people cannot get treatment to get back to work
The British Medical Association (BMA) has just issued a response to Rishi Sunak's speech, in which they criticise his "hostile rhetoric".
In a statement, Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer, chair of the union's GP committee, saying fit notes are "carefully considered before they are written", adding that GPs will "sign their patient off work only if they are not well enough to undertake their duties".
The union said it does "recognise the health benefits of good work, and that most people do want to work", but added that people who are unwell need "prompt care".
Dr Bramall-Stainer continued: "Further review of how fit notes are issued may relieve the administrative burden upon GPs to free up time to see more patients.
"Recent progress means issuing these notes can now be undertaken by other doctors as well as nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists."
But she also said that the size of NHS waiting lists mean "patients cannot get the treatment they need to be able to return to work".
"So rather than pushing a hostile rhetoric on 'sick note culture', perhaps the prime minister should focus on removing what is stopping patients from receiving the physical and mental healthcare they need, which in turn prevents them from going back to work."
PM's proposed welfare reforms 'feel like a full-on assault on disabled people', charity says
We've just had a response to Rishi Sunak's speech on welfare reforms from disability charity Scope (read the key points from the speech here).
James Taylor, the charity's director of strategy, saying in a statement: "This feels like a full-on assault on disabled people. These proposals are dangerous and risk leaving disabled people destitute."
He said that during a cost of living crisis, suggesting cutting Personal Independence Payments (PIP) is a "horrific proposal".
He added that calls are "pouring in" to them from disabled people because they face extra costs of around £950 a month, and cutting their payments "isn't going to solve the problem of economic inactivity".
Mr Taylor continued: "Sanctions and ending claims will only heap more misery on people at the sharp end of our cost of living crisis.
"Much of the current record levels of inactivity are because our public services are crumbling, the quality of jobs is poor and the rate of poverty amongst disabled households is growing."
Sunak asked if he has a message for Iran
Finally, Rishi Sunak is asked if he has a direct message to Iran following its attack on Israel on Saturday night, and the Israeli response in the early hours of this morning.
The PM replies: "I would probably just echo what I've said before. I've been very clear - I just unequivocally condemn the dangerous escalation that they displayed over the weekend, condemned it in the strongest possible terms, and that's why we participated in an international effort over the weekend.
"Right now, everyone, calm heads should prevail. Any significant escalation in the region is not what anyone needs, it would not be in anyone's interests.
"But as I say, we're working now to establish the facts and the details of what happened overnight with our allies."
'A lack of leadership and weakness': Sunak calls on Starmer to publish Rayner tax advice
The prime minister is asked next about the situation facing Labour's deputy leader, Angela Rayner.
She is being investigated by Greater Manchester Police over what property was her main residence 10 years ago, before she was an MP, and whether she paid the correct tax on the profit from the sale of her ex-council home in Stockport (she denies any wrongdoing).
Ms Rayner previously called for ex-PM Boris Johnson to step down when he was under police investigation over partygate, and the PM is asked if Ms Rayner should do the same.
Rishi Sunak replies that he has made his point of view on the broader issue "clear".
"The question is actually for [Labour leader] Keir Starmer, and the question for Keir Starmer is why he's refusing to himself read the [legal] advice [given to Ms Rayner] that seems to exist, that has not been published, and make a decision on this."
He adds Sir Keir is displaying "a lack of leadership and weakness".
"There clearly are questions to answer. That's clear for everyone to see.
"And he, you know, rather than hiding behind his team, just actually read the advice himself, publish the advice and clear this up.
"Obviously, I'm not going to comment on an ongoing police investigation.
"But that's what I said on Wednesday, and that's what I think the right thing to do is."
Sunak: 'Entirely reasonable and fair' to cut off benefits to long-term unemployed
Next, Rishi Sunak is asked what he would say to his critics who would describe it as immoral to remove benefits from the long-term unemployed, who could be left destitute.
He replies it's "important" to have an "honest" conversation about welfare, which "should always be a safety net and not a lifestyle choice".
At this point, around half a million people have been on unemployment benefits for six months, and a quarter of a million for 12 months, when there are around a million job vacancies, the PM says.
"These are people who don't have any medical condition that bars them from working," he says, and he says that is "not good for the economy" nor taxpayers.
In terms of their financial situation, the PM says moving from benefits to work makes people £7,000 a year better off.
He says it is "entirely reasonable and fair" for benefits to be cut off if someone does not take a job, having made full use of all the help and support to find one.
Rwanda bill will be 'done on Monday', Sunak says
The Rwanda bill will finally be passed on Monday, Rishi Sunak has said.
Under the controversial plan, those arriving in the UK illegally will be sent to the African country for processing.
The prime minister said delays in getting the legislation onto the statute book were "frustrating" and claimed that "repeatedly, everyone has tried to block us getting this bill through".
He said: "Yet again, you saw it this week. You saw Labour peers blocking us again.
"Everyone's patience with this has run thin. Mine certainly has."
But he told reporters the end is drawing near.
"Our intention now is to get this done on Monday," he said.
"No more prevarication, no more delay.
"We are going to get this done on Monday and we will sit there and vote until it's done."
Mr Sunak said it is vital to have a deterrent against illegal migration because it is the "only way to resolve this issue".
And getting flights off to Rwanda is the way to "build that deterrent", he said.
The PM commented: "If you care about stopping the boats [coming across the English Channel] you've got to have a deterrent.
"You've got to have somewhere that you can send people so they know that if they come here illegally, they won't get to stay.
"It's as simple as that.
"The bill is the way we're going to deliver that."
Sunak refuses to say if Menzies should quit as an MP
Next, Rishi Sunak is asked if Mark Menzies MP should quit as an MP.
As we've reported, the MP for Fylde in Lancashire has been suspended from the Tory parliamentary party in light of allegations he abused local party funds to pay off "bad people".
Mr Menzies strongly disputes the claims, which also include accusations he used campaign funds to pay his personal medical bills.
Mr Sunak says: "It's right that Mark Menzies has resigned the Conservative whip. He's been suspended from his position as a trade envoy whilst the investigations into those allegations continue.
"For our part, I can't comment on our ongoing investigation while it's happening, and he's no longer a Conservative MP."
According to The Times newspaper, the Tory party has been investigating the allegations against Mr Menzies for three months, and so Mr Sunak is asked why the whip wasn't removed sooner.
But he declines to comment, saying it is an "ongoing investigation".
The PM is also asked if it is right to put such a vast additional burden on Job Centre staff who already have a vast workload.
Mr Sunak replies that work coaches do "a fantastic job" and are "transforming people's lives" by getting people back into work.
He says the government has invested "literally billions of pounds" in recent years to support work coaches.
He acknowledges there is more work to do to, and the systems will "only improve over time".
