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The centrist's dream come true |
I had to blink three times to make sure the tweet, the photo, then the video were real. They were. There was Barack Obama, the centrist's dream leader, at the door of 10 Downing Street. Because it was a private visit, there was no photo of Rishi Sunak with him on the threshold – although we can expect No 10's Flickr account to have interior shots of them soon. Obama may not cut much ice with swing voters. After all, they ignored him when he told them to vote to stay in the EU. But he cannot do Sunak any harm, and his presence could help inoculate the prime minister against the association of some in his party with Trumpism. This may matter if the British and American election campaigns are running in parallel in October. |
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Who is the cabinet minister responsible for women and equalities? |
Answer at the bottom of today's email |
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| Pledges to unleash 'greatest council housebuilding drive in a generation' |
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| Department for Transport publishes its Future of Flight Action Plan |
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| Ofcom says politicians presenting news 'risks undermining the integrity' of regulated broadcast news |
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What else you need to know today |
- The Commons will be voting from 8pm tonight to reverse Lords amendments to the Rwanda bill
- I posted a Twitter thread on the strong case for a 24 October election, assuming that there is a mini-Budget to kick off the campaign
- I wrote at the weekend, sceptically, about the plot to crown Penny Mordaunt prime minister in an uncontested Tory leadership election
- Dr Jack Brown and I also wrote, for our The Longer Read feature today, about Michael Gove's attempt to put a positive gloss on the past 14 years of Conservative government. The article introduces the new MA in Government Studies being offered by King's College London this year: Jack will be teaching a module on Tory rule 2010-2024, while I will be continuing my course on the New Labour years
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Will Rishi Sunak be replaced before the election? |
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It is still likely to be a Question To Which The Answer Is No, according to Archie Mitchell... Read more |
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Tomorrow inside the Westminster bubble |
Our political commentator Andrew Grice on what to look out for |
A Treasury kind of day. Jeremy Hunt and Rachel Reeves will cross swords at Treasury questions at 11.30 am. Later the chancellor will make his annual appearance before the Lords economic affairs committee at 3pm, and the shadow chancellor will outline her plans for a "new chapter" on the economy when she gives the prestigious Mais Lecture.
David Neal, the former inspector of borders and immigration, will be quizzed by the Lords justice committee at 10.30am.
Simon Case, the cabinet secretary, will give evidence to a liaison sub-committee inquiry on strategic thinking in government at 4pm.
In Cardiff, Mark Drakeford will hold his final question time as first minister of Wales at 1 pm before he stands down. |
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"We've been talking about this for well over a week now. This is trivia."
Kemi Badenoch, business secretary, on Tory donor Frank Hester's comments about Diane Abbott |
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Quiz answer: Kemi Badenoch |
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