Sir Mark Jones, Interim Director of the British Museum, has said around 2,000 objects have been stolen by a single member of staff from the museum's collection. Around 350 are in the process of being returned.

This post arrives a little late, much like the mail in parts of East Dulwich📮

🚨 Letter from Home Office Permanent Secretary to Home Affairs Committee contains new statistics on the asylum backlog, Bibby Stockholm costs & returns of small boat arrivals. 👉 I’m questioning Ministers on it now. Watch live at: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/ce… Read the letter ⬇️

First calls for Rishi Sunak to go from his own parliamentary party. Big question is if more follow Simon Clarke… Sir Simon writes: “Stick with Rishi Sunak, take the inevitable electoral consequences… Or we can change leader, and give our country and party a fighting chance.”

Plans to guarantee parents working a new job immediate parental leave if their partner dies in childbirth have cleared the first hurdle in Parliament. Piece with Sam Francis . Thank you Aaron Horsey for sharing your story with us. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

"Women can not keep picking up the pieces" Baroness Casey reads the names of women killed by men as a result of violence over the past year, as she gives her maiden speech in the Lords bbc.in/4a56Awq

"More than 4,500 candidates are standing to be elected in the 650 constituencies across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It means that the election, on 4 July, sees a 35.7% increase on the 2019 poll." Sam Francis bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Great to speak to Sam Francis for this BBC Politics piece on political betting - take a look if you want to find out more! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Stephen Timms's surprise appointment as a DWP minister means the three remaining MPs who were in Tony Blair's cabinet are all back in government - the others being Hilary Benn and Douglas Alexander (h/t Sam Francis) That's political longevity for you

Some of the many reasons I’m backing Kemi Badenoch for Tory leader on the BBC News (UK) website this morning. Thanks Sam Francis for covering this. Renewal2030

Where does a wounded political party start after suffering its worst defeat in a general election ever? It is a big question, and both Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick have a different prescription. What are the dividing lines? With Sam Francis bbc.com/news/articles/…

I support Jo White MP's call for DBS checks for parliamentarians. It’s important that we hold politicians to the highest standards. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

NEW The Chancellor changes her CV again, after BBC investigation: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Reeves’s CV exaggerated time at Bank of England bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Growing number of MPs changing their mind on assisted dying. - Labour MPs Markus Campbell-Savours & Josh Fenton-Glynn join growing list switching to opposing the bill - Supporters are still confident it will pass - Understand gov't minister Chris Bryant among those now

EXCL: Fraud culture was “pervasive” at Unite the Union, auditors say. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…