This place feels like a Tory leadership hustings tonight

KEMI BADE-NOPE: Tory rebellion brews as cabinet minister says she'll be voting against Rishi Sunak’s phased smoking ban huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kemi-bad…

Tory rebels think 'several dozen' Tory MPs will rebel against Rishi Sunak in tonight's vote on the phased smoking ban, either by voting against (a la Kemi) or abstaining.

Free voter or not, that is a big blow to the PM.

NEW: Second government defeat of the day on the Rwanda Bill as Lords vote 266-227 in favour of a motion by crossbench peer Lord Hope calling for an independent monitoring committee to say whether it is a safe country, not the government.

Kemi Badenoch announces she will vote AGAINST Rishi Sunak’s phased smoking ban. It’s a free vote, but still not great for a PM to see his authority challenged like this.

David Cameron, who was in the House of Lords chamber shortly before for Foreign Office questions, didn't vote.

NEW: Defeat for the government on its Safety of Rwanda Bill after the House of Lords votes 258-233
for an amendment in the name of Labour peer Lord Coaker requiring the government to have regard to international and domestic law.

Why Deporting Migrants To Rwanda Won't Be Enough To Save The Tories huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/why-just…

Rishi Sunak's flagship Safety of Rwanda Bill will finally become law this week.

But new polling by More in Common shows that the Tories are unlikely to enjoy any boost in support as a result.

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NEW: Polling expert Luke Tryl, UK director of the More in Common think tank, says Labour now has a 95% chance of winning the election.

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Tory Minister Refuses 7 Times To Say If Any Airline Has Agreed To Fly Migrants To Rwanda huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tory-min…

Chris Mason Skewers Liz Truss For Not 'Lasting Longer Than A Lettuce' huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/chris-ma…

Except Rishi Sunak's promise isn't to cut it by a third.

Joy in Labour HQ and dismay for the Tories as Liz Truss re-emerges yet again to remind everyone about her 49 days as PM ...

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Tory Party Members Have Delivered A Damning Verdict On Rishi Sunak's Cabinet huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tory-par…

David Cameron Has Ruled Out Becoming Prime Minister Again And Everyone Is Very Relieved huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/david-ca…

David Cameron Urges Israel To Be 'Smart As Well As Tough' And Not Retaliate Against Iran huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/david-ca…

David Cameron confirms Rishi Sunak will make a Commons statement this afternoon on the crisis in the Middle East.

Lord Cameron calls on Israel to 'think with head as well as heart [and] be smart as well as tough' over Iran's missile attack at the weekend.

In other words, don't retaliate.

Kay Burley: 'Under which circumstances would you consider becoming prime minister again?'

David Cameron: 'Er ... none.'