Monday November 20th, 2023: In politics today

Nigel Farage has said he is "a hero" to some people and "a villain" to others, as he appeared in the new series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.

"In the jungle you're going to find the real me," the former Ukip and Brexit Party leader promised viewers.

He is the latest political figure to star on the ITV show, following in the footsteps of the former health secretary, Matt Hancock, last year.

Farage is earning £1.5million for taking part in the show.

That is much more than the £320,000 that Hancock was paid last year, according to the register of MPs' financial interests.

Last year, the public voted for Hancock to take part in a range of unpleasant bushtucker trials.

And Farage has already been chosen by the public to take part in the next trial after his debut on the show - alongside social media sensation Nella Rose in a game called "Jungle Pizzeria".

Here is what else is happening in politics today:

Scottish Parliament:

• No scheduled business

UK Parliament:

Today’s business includes:

• Oral Questions: Defence (including Topical Questions)
• Programme Motion: Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Programme (No.2)
• Legislation: Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Remaining stages
• Adjournment: Protecting consumers from AI scams
• Oral Questions (Lords): Response to the Independent Review of the UK’s Research, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape, published in March 2023
• Orders and Regulations: Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2023
• Orders and Regulations: Draft Resolution of Central Counterparties (Modified Application of Corporate Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023 Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Resolution of Central Counterparties: Partial Property Transfers and Safeguarding of Protected Arrangements) Regulations 2023
• Orders and Regulations: Digital Government (Disclosure of Information)(Identity Verification Services) Regulations 2023
• Scottish Affairs Committee – Oral evidence session on Science and Scotland
• Finance Bill Sub-Committee – Oral evidence session on Draft Finance Bill 2023-24

Aberdeenshire Council:

Today’s business includes:

• School Placings and Exclusions Appeals Committee

Aberdeen City Council:

• No scheduled business