Sunak faces PMQs after urging restraint in the Middle East
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Summary
- Rishi Sunak will face Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons from midday
- Sunak is likely to address rising tensions in the Middle East, after Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday
- The UK - along with other countries - helped Israel counter the attack, with RAF jets shooting down a number of drones
- The PM has called on all sides to "show restraint", which Iran says was in retaliation for a deadly air strike on its consulate in Damascus
- The PM could also be pressed on a plan to ban anyone born after 2009 from buying cigarettes, which has been backed by MPs
- You can watch PMQs live from 12:00 BST by pressing play at the top of this page
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