Photo du Jour (LATE EXTRA) : Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with U.S. President President Biden Joe Biden at the White House. By Stefan Rousseau/PA

See what's happening here? Putin's sympathisers - far left and far right - are calling Ukraine's justified demand for permission to defend itself "escalation" ... 1/ but it's not just about StormShadows for Ukraine ...

Rambling article from Laura Kuenssberg who is clearly seeking to question Starmer’s long term leadership. BUT it is very clear that she has lost her inside contacts and, as a result, it is just a lengthy waffle. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

It was a great honour to meet President Biden Joe Biden in the White House alongside Keir Starmer and Secretary Antony Blinken. We will deepen US-UK co-operation to address the shared global challenges we face. Together we stand united for Ukraine.

Rather like this pic of them both. Looking determined and steely.

To whoever is interested in such things, I’ve resigned as a columnist from The Jewish Chronicle. I’m immensely grateful for all the support I’ve had from the editors during my time there, and enjoyed writing for it enormously. But recent events have made it impossible for me to stay.

I have today told the editor of the Jewish Chronicle that I can no longer continue my relationship with the paper. Here is my letter to him

Sorry, has Laura Kuenssberg just called Labour MPs “starmertroppers”. What a ridiculous thing to say. #bbclaurak

This is a very poor interview of Ed Davey. Kuenssberg’s hasn’t done her research and she seems to be saying that the LibDems can’t be as effective opposition as the Tories. Of course they can. #bbclaurak

James Cleverly is hopeless. So hope he’s elected LOTO #bbclaurk

We have the Tories who will continue to accept donations from a racist who wanted a MP shot. And we have Labour who declared sponsor donations late after getting advice. These two are not equivalents. #bbclaurak

I have done the same

Invading Moscow in the winter, fighting a land war in Asia, and going up against the Swifties. These are well regarded as key strategic mistakes in history.

This is what responsible, good government looks like.

It’s disappointing some people feel it’s okay to behave like this - especially when they see me out for lunch with my young family. I’ll always be ready to discuss the issues that matter most to my neighbours. But this behaviour gets us nowhere and I will not be intimidated.

I mean, it really makes you wonder who ran country from May 2010 to July 2024, and who was in Treasury during this time?🤔

Starmer currently making a statement following his talks with Italian leader Meloni. Remember when we didn’t see PM Sunak until Tuesday each week. What a change, a PM who’s really engaged with furthering UK interests abroad.

Why did Huw Edwards avoid prison? Is this evidence of “two-tier justice”? Let’s take a quick look. 🧵 TLDR: This is an entirely expected sentence for offences of this type.