EXC: The Attorney General has intervened in the delayed and increasingly sensitive decision over whether to keep selling British arms to Israel. Keir Starmer is also taking an active role in the process, I’m told. theguardian.com/politics/artic…

EXC: Another cronyism row brewing? Starmer cancels the appointment of Gwyn Jenkins, formerly number two in the armed services, as national security adviser. No explanation as to why, but civil servants are unhappy. theguardian.com/politics/artic…

James Cleverly, who once reportedly called the Rwanda migration scheme “batshit” now promises to bring it back if he is elected Tory leader and then PM.

James Cleverly is taking questions from every journalist who has attended his launch speech. Says “You can’t communicate your policies or your values if you hide from the media.”

Interestingly, supporters of both Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch are painting their candidate as the more centrist one. They clearly feel that’s where the parliamentary votes lie.

EXC: Landlords will soon be banned from evicting tenants for no reason as labour looks to rush through its renters’ rights reforms. theguardian.com/money/article/…

Very much enjoying MPs protesting about being given too many election leaflets.

I think Labour might be taking their "public services are all broken" strategy a bit *too* far.

⚡️NEW WALESCAST OUT NOW⚡️ "It's a Deal" 🤝Felicity Evans Elliw Gwawr + Kiran Stacey discuss the deal struck by Tata Steel and UK ministers on a greener arc furnace for Port Talbot ➕ Who's got what job in the FM's reshuffled cabinet Enjoy 👇 bbc.in/47nOl5m

The Jeremy Hunt/Simon Case feud continues. This from Hunt just now on whether he should have held a spending review before leaving govt, as Case has said he should. theguardian.com/politics/live/…

Turns out last week's drop in the prison population was the biggest *on record* (records began in 2012). Dwarfs even the early Covid mass release. theguardian.com/society/2024/s…

Why is Waheed Alli so important to Keir Starmer? It's not just the money - he is Labour's fixer-in-chief. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

The quotes in this piece are astonishing. Looks like all-out war within No 10. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…