So what was the point of those reports/rumours that Hall had won London - when obviously nobody knew, and it was too late to influence anything? Just Trumpian making stuff up?

It doesn’t match Boris Johnson being turned away under his own voter ID laws, but I was once charged a rail penalty fare under regulations I had drafted

I’ve been discussing the new Rwanda Act and what might happen next in the courts

The FDA has today launched a judicial review of the Safety of Rwanda Act. We do not welcome this action, but neither are we prepared to shy away from it as we must protect the interests of our members and the integrity of the Civil Service Code.

Oh this again. Similar provision has been made for previous DPPs & other senior prosecutors, under laws applying to pensions of various office holders. In this case the regulations were made by Conservative ministers

Notable - the civil service clarifies that ECHR compliance is a matter for ministers, and that civil servants can work on the implementation of the Rwanda scheme

Perhaps we will see legal applications sooner rather than later if this report is correct: theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

I thought I’d try a Gibson. I wasn’t wrong

Here’s one for your guests In Tune BBC Radio 3. They must be frightfully dry