Last 24 hours have revealed the impressive number of summer holidays contingent on the general election date

Another vintage Humza Yousaf quote today re the Greens:

“I didn’t mean, and didn’t intend, to make them as angry as they clearly are.”

Amazed to realise via UK in a Changing Europe that election oracle John Curtice is actually seven months younger than Tony Blair

Last paper review at TalkTV today - been a privilege to meet so many pros through it, both on screen and off air. Best of luck to all involved with what comes next

Ash Regan, post leadership contest:

One-line response from the BBC re Toby Young row:

“We have received a complaint and are looking into it'

“Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells” will likely be voting Liberal Democrat in next week’s council elections there

Unfortunate error - the Ministry of Defence has marked Anzac Day by claiming the Gallipoli campaign began in 1916, not 1915

Disgusting slur on the clown community

The boss with a good old-fashioned cabinet leak:

“An emergency cabinet meeting. Always sends a nice little thrill of anticipation down the spine. Someone's in trouble. Someone's going to get it in the neck”. #Holyrood

Chaos at Parliament’s College Green entrance owing to a shortage of guest passes - one visitor reporting delays of up to an hour

Rayner calls Sunak a “pint sized loser”

“I was expecting a little bit better today,” says Rayner of Dowden’s jibes. “He’s a little bit worn out. Perhaps it’s all those 3am calls from the ‘bad men’.”

Jonathan Gullis trying to break the record for longest ever PMQs submission

Another two horse race for mare

Very sad news about Frank Field. To lose him and Patrick Cormack in the same year is to have the left and right columns that kept up a vision of a distinct Anglican social and political polity vanish. With no obvious replacements in national life, it feels like the end of an era.