PMQs: Oliver Dowden faces Angela Rayner as deputies step in for PMQs

Local elections in England and Wales are fast approaching.

And the upcoming general election is looming ever larger. Expect such anxieties to be reflected in the Commons from 12:00 BST.

The deputies for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer are stepping in just as some in the Conservative Party have Rayner fixed in their sights.

The controversy over her tax affairs – which she has dismissed as a smear – is likely to feature.

The debate about how the UK responds to those seeking asylum remains at the forefront of many MPs’ minds.

Five people died after attempting to cross the Channel in a small boat yesterday, according to French officials.

The news came just hours after the government’s Rwanda bill completed its final scrutiny stages in parliament, with the government says flights carrying asylum seekers to the east African nation are due to begin in the summer.

On defence, the prime minister has committed to increasing UK military spending to 2.5% of national income by 2030.

Whether he will be in power to deliver on it, would Labour be prepared to match it, and what it would mean for wider government spending are all points which may come up.