Housing minister Steve Reed recalled previous Conservative leadership contests.
Ministers are also capping donations of British citizens living abroad, in response to a review.
A government decision on how many councils Suffolk will have angers the Tory county council.
Six sites have been deprioritised from the flagship scheme to build a wave of new settlements.
Steve Reed says there is "no specific assessment" Iran is capable of hitting the UK, after Israel claimed it now could.
Local people can help decide where the £20m over a decade should go, the government says.
Housing Secretary Steve Reed tells MPs the government will fund a "lasting and dignified memorial".
A council leader claims threats were made over funding if she spoke out about elections being put off.
A major shake-up of local government is underway and postponing ballots is intended to help deliver that reorganisation.
