Sad news about the death of Frank Field. He was a kind man who was interested in people - whether they were ‘important’ or not. I always thought he had this look in his eyes that gave you the impression he was just about to tell a really funny joke.

NEW: German police have arrested an Alternative for Germany (AfD) aide who works in the European Parliament over accusations he spied for China.

“Jian G. is an employee of a Chinese secret service,” the German Public Prosecutor said this morning

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Which minister left secret Rwanda plan lying around?

❌ Michael Tomlinson just told Nick Ferrari it wasn’t him
❌ Victoria Prentis told Playbook it wasn’t her

No word yet from Andrew Mitchell who sat in front of Steph Spyro who found document 🤔

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👀 Moments after Rishi Sunak said 'we will not be giving away sensitive operational details' about the Rwanda scheme, here's a Steph Spyro story from a briefing document with ... er ... some operational details

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Newly-honorificked Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell suggests Rishi Sunak will give numbers of people to be deported to Rwanda.

He tells BBC Radio 4 Today: “You’ll have to wait for the Prime Minister’s press conference”

The victims of the contaminated blood scandal have waited far too long for justice. I am so proud and humbled to throw the weight of the Sunday Times behind the brave campaigners who have fought so valiantly for so long. #bloodydisgrace

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From this morning's Playbook — Keir Starmer pitches for 'at least' a decade of Labour government. Three terms not two?

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This is PR gold for Farage