Starmer reveals that the government had to check every day whether there were enough prison places to arrest and charge the riot suspects. Blaming the Tories, he says that’s “just about as fundamental a failure as you can get”. He says Lab has inherited a “societal black hole”.

“The garden that was once used for lockdown parties… remember the photos of the wine and the cheese just over there… well this garden and this building are now back in your service” says Starmer.

Starmer cutting winter fuel payments and potentially increasing wealth taxes (wealth mostly held by older voters) reminds me of the unprecedented age gap in voting habits. Has Labour calculated it can afford to lose over 65s, who are last age group to predominantly vote Tory?

Pertinent - “relevant or applicable to a particular matter”. A poem about the mass murder of 6 million Jewish people. Relevant or applicable to an outdoor smoking ban?

Esther McVey says she will not delete her tweet relating the Holocaust to the outdoor smoking ban just because of “politically correct bullies”. The Board of Deputies of British Jews are among those who have asked her to delete it.

This is an interesting point.

BREAKING: Britain has suspended 30 arms export licences with Israel amid concerns UK-manufactured weapons could be used in breach of international humanitarian law David Lammy says there is a clear risk that they could be used to 'facilitate a serious violation of international

“Systemic dishonesty”. Utterly damning conclusions about government, council and building firms behind the Grenfell tower fire.

NEW: While the Met Police are now able to expedite their investigation at the conclusion of the Grenfell inquiry, the Crown Prosecution Service say they don’t expect to bring charges until late 2026, more than nine years after the tragedy. A long wait for justice.

Priti Patel is knocked out of the Tory leadership race in the first round of voting. Five others make it through. James Cleverly - 21 Robert Jenrick - 28 Tom Tugendhat - 17 Mel Stride - 16 Kemi Badenoch - 22

This looks terrible - the disinterest in the plight of Grenfell’s residents still persists?

Here we go. Jake Richards says he will bring forward a bill to reform assisted dying laws. But he is 11th place on the ballot. Realistically you need to be in top 5 or so to have a chance. But poss the PM could help give it govt time.