Is Cameron going harder on Israel because this is his last job?

One official says yes but it's wider than Israel, citing his appeasement comments on Ukraine. He's also said to be a key voice pushing No. 10 and G7 allies toward further sanctions against Iran

Me and Esther Webber have written about David Cameron being seen as a “man in a hurry” in the Foreign Office, as he rushes to rehabilitate his legacy by performing on the world stage

But his strident diplomacy on the Middle East has riled many Tories

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Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth has done the rounds of the Commons press gallery hawking this pamphlet fit with a frankly chilling photoshop job of Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss

EXCLUSIVE

Keir Starmer joins calls for 🇬🇧 military budget to increase to 2.5% of GDP.

He tells i newspaper: 'On defence spending, obviously we want to get to 2.5% as soon as resources allow that to happen.'

Read the full story: inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

🚨 SCOOP: Labour rolls back promise to publish anti-leasehold laws in first 100 days.

Insiders argue govt plan is so weak Labour will need more time.

Campaigner Harry Scoffin: 'Yet another U-turn from Starmer’s Labour. The rigged system wins again.'

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BREAKING: Police are investigating the WhatsApp “honey trap” messages to people in Westminster after a formal complaint from a serving MP.

Officers 'investigating a report of malicious communications'

By Aggie Chambre and me

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BREAKING: A serving government minister is among 12 men now known to have been targeted by suspected 'spear-phishing' WhatsApp messages in Westminster.

We had a story on 6 people this morning; 6 more have since come forward.

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NEW from Politico:

Naked photos sent in WhatsApp ‘phishing’ attacks on UK MPs and staff.

Top hacks Aggie Chambre & Dan Bloom find at least six top MPs / officials / journos inside the UK Parliament targeted with highly personalised msgs 👇

Story here

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There is a 99% chance of Labour forming the next government, the (naturally cautious) elections expert Prof Sir John Curtice tells Sam Blewett. He adds that chances of a Tory revival are slim.

Fascinating read by my excellent colleagues summing up the Tory mood about the party’s latest attack ads on Sadiq Khan in the all-out mayoral election London

🚨Polling guru John Curtice reckons there’s just a 1% chance of the Conservatives forming the next government 🚨

Read all about the dire warnings of Rishi Sunak’s electoral chances in this morning’s London Playbook: politico.eu/newsletter/lon…

58 signatures so far for the new motion referring Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle to the privileges committee over the Gaza vote chaos

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Very interesting Sue Gray read from my ace Playbook comrade Stefan Boscia

Former aide to Truss: “I do think she believes it was a conspiracy, that she was knifed. Wrongly in my view, but that is the way she views it — that she was brought down, rather than she brought herself down.”

From this ace Sam Blewett piece politico.eu/article/liz-tr…

Great Sam Blewett piece on how Liz Truss transformed from Lib Dem to MAGA cheerleader. Former associates reckon her short and intense stint in Downing St left her with 'trauma'

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🚨Zero budget bounce for the Government in our latest More in Common poll, covered by Sam Blewett in Playbook. Labour lead remains at 15.

🌳Conservative: 27% (-1)
🌹Labour: 42% (-1)
🔶Liberal Democrat’s: 10% (-)
🟣Reform UK: 10% (+1)
💚Green Party: 6% (+1)

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Liz Truss’ massive in-flight food and booze bill revealed - another great scoop from m'colleague Emilio Casalicchio politico.eu/article/uk-liz…

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Jeremy Hunt has drawn up emergency Budget plans to scrap or scale back Britain’s “non-dom” tax rules, in the event that he needs to raise billions of pounds to fund mass-market pre-election tax cuts

via George Parker & Sam Fleming (FT)

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New POLITICOEurope article from yours truly running through everyone Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has beefed with.

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👋Back on Playbook tonight