Prime Minister Keir Starmer says President Trump called him "half way through the Arsenal game" last night to sign off the US-UK deal. A loss for Starmer's beloved football team, but a win for the UK, as he would see it.

NEW: The government is considering bold reforms to cut the number of offenders in prisons, which are at capacity. But a probation service union tells me it may not work without a big injection of funding. A tight spending review is expected in June. bbc.com/news/articles/…

NEW: Welfare reforms have divided Labour and left many MPs pondering: what is the party for? Dozens are considering rebelling. The government is engaging with MPs. But ministers seem to be standing firm on the Pip cuts, despite calls for a pause. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Breaking: Zia Yusuf resigns as Reform UK chairman.

NEW: While Reform UK's rise was the big story of the local elections, almost half of the councils up for grabs were not won outright by any single party. Many newbie Reform councillors are navigating hung councils. I found out how they’re getting on 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

NEW: Liz Kendall is making changes to her welfare reforms in a bid to reassure discontented Labour MPs. She will include "non-negotiable" protections in the welfare reform bill. But one rebel Labour MP tells me: "Poverty delayed is still poverty." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

NEW: At least 80 Labour MPs are supporting a fresh effort to block planned changes to the benefits system, the BBC has been told. The MPs have signed an amendment that could kill the welfare reform bill. With Chris Mason and Jack Fenwick. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Back in May, Duncan-Jordan was the organiser of a rebel letter that said the welfare reforms were "impossible to support" without a "change of direction". That letter was signed by 42 MPs - a sizable chunk of the rebel contingent prior to these concessions.

NEW: Tech Secretary Peter Kyle has written to the UK's national institute for AI to tell its bosses to refocus on defence and security. Kyle said the Turing should overhaul its leadership team to reflect its "renewed purpose". Story here 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

I noticed he said fairness was at the heart of his government’s purpose in his interview with the BBC’s Political Thinking. Is this the beginnings of an attempt to tell a more compelling political story about his premiership? A frequent criticism is he doesn’t have one.

Tory shadow home secretary Chris Philp was the guest speaker at the press gallery lunch today. He said he "was considering airbrushing out the entire Liz Truss episode" from his CV before last year's election. He joked his kids "keep saying dad, you're an embarrassment".