Wembley, summer 2020:

Spending recess putting on a national conference and awards for over 250 student journalists. Yes, I don't know how to holiday properly, but VERY excited for the weekend ahead in Bristol and the talent we've been able to bring together for the next generation of journos...

Times Radio at its best.

NEW: Understand that William Wragg has stepped down as chair of PACAC Committee and as vice chairman of the Tory backbench 1922 committee

Lessons must be learnt from today’s initial findings from the IDF.

It’s clear major reform of Israel’s deconfliction mechanism is badly needed to ensure the safety of aid workers.

The deaths of these brave heroes are a tragedy, and this must never happen again.

We are carefully reviewing the initial findings of Israel’s investigations into the killing of WCK aid workers and welcome the suspension of two officers as a first step.

These findings must be published in full and followed up with a wholly independent review to ensure the…

What is happening with legal advice and the possible suspension of arms exports to Israel? After a load of chats yesterday this appears to be the position… 🧵

Exc - Britain looks set to approve continued armed sales to Israel

The FCDO legal advice *pre-dates* the killing of seven aid workers in Gaza this week.

Legal advice goes to Kemi Badenoch, who makes the final decision on exports licences.

William Wragg will not be stripped of the whip over involvement in honeytrap sexting scandal

Ministers and colleagues - including victims - are sympathetic

Wragg told Aubrey Allegretti that he handed over personal phone numbers of colleagues to a man he met on Grindr after…

BREAKING: The Israeli security cabinet approved the opening of the Erez crossing with the Gaza strip for the first time since October 7 in order to allow more humanitarian aid to go in, Israeli official said

'He confessed to having met somebody on an app, exchanged some photos...then been sort of asked to provide MPs phone numbers, which he felt obliged to do.'

Aubrey Allegretti explains how MP William Wragg admitted to having leaked several MPs numbers on Grindr.

Exclusive:

Senior Conservative MP William Wragg has admitted his involvement in a ‘honeytrap’ sexting scandal targeting a minster and fellow MPs.

The Times approached Wragg after speaking to victims who believed he was involved.

Wragg told me he was “so sorry” for providing…

WH says Biden “emphasized that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable” and “made clear that U.S. policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action” on avoiding casualties.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden tells Netanyahu that future US support for the Gaza war depends on new steps to protect civilians and aid workers.

Extraordinary moment where David Cameron flat out refuses to answer any questions about the Israeli killing of seven aid workers, including three British citizens, in Gaza.

Haven’t been in Brussels, but understand he didn’t take any Qs yesterday either at two press events.

My appeal BBC Radio 4 Today yesterday for the UK to suspend arms exports to Israel seems to have generated some interest. It was not a knee-jerk reaction to one awful incident. The deaths of the 7 aid workers brought into sharp focus a deep underlying problem. This was my argument 1/6

Great piece this by George Grylls - How Israel’s ‘super-accurate’ Spike missiles killed aid workers in Gaza: thetimes.co.uk/article/israel…