Plus: I’ll admit that I didn’t see the Lib Dem victory coming. And: So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye.
Plus: Biden was the adult in the room at the G7. And: Why I support mandatory vaccinations for care home workers.
Plus: I am seriously considering stepping back from Twitter. And: the play you must see.
Plus: The North London polenta-eating intelligentsia can’t cope with a North East accent. And: A secret wedding is possible.
Plus: If there’s a reshuffle it’ll surely be in late July or early September. And: My interview with David Amess.
Plus: Batley & Spen is no Hartlepool. LibDems eye Chesham & Amersham. And: will the West Ham variant hit Europe?
Plus: Preparation for interviews about Israel and Palestine – well, I don’t call it preparation: I call it avoiding making a tit of yourself.
Plus: Starmer needs to bring Cooper and Benn into his top team. But will they even want the jobs?
Plus: Why on earth has my bank shortened its name to Abrdn? And: The DUP should think carefully about toppling Arlene Foster.
Plus: How very sad I am to hear of the death of Eve Collishaw, who gave much of her life to the Conservative cause.
Plus: I’ve been around the political lobbying world for 30 years, but the Greensill scandal has genuinely floored me.
Plus: Don’t let the serialisation put you off Alan Duncan’s diaries – it’s the insights into being a Foreign Office minister that really shine.
I tried to get Badenoch on my show, but it was a straight “no” from Number 10 (as usual).
Plus: Why did it take the police so long to investigate the endemic corruption within Liverpool City Council?
The British government has been commendably muted on the behaviour of von der Leyen and other politicians.