“A Home Office-backed charity is providing migrants with a step-by-step guide that could help them thwart Sir Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” migrant deal with France. Current government website guidelines state that “welfare services” must provide migrants held in removal centres with a “notebook” produced by Bail for Immigration Detainees (BiD), a charity that provides legal advice to people in detention. The Telegraph can reveal that BiD, which has received more than £400,000 in Comic Relief donations and which benefits from charitable tax relief, has produced a detailed method that could help migrants to beat the Prime Minister’s flagship policy. The guide includes “template” letters migrants can use and suggestions for how to use legal and human rights arguments to fight deportation.” – Daily Telegraph
“Explaining the value of monarchy, Clement Attlee once said: “We do want a little light, colour and symbolism in our national life.” Quite what he would have made of the technicolour spectacle laid on for Donald Trump’s unprecedented second state visit is anyone’s guess. When Trump’s three helicopters arrived in the walled garden by Victoria House on the Windsor estate, the Prince and Princess of Wales led the charge to greet their guests. The lawn had never been used as a landing site before and the King couldn’t resist a peek out of the window.” – The Times
“Sir Keir Starmer will this weekend formally recognise Palestine as a state once Donald Trump concludes his state visit. The Prime Minister is reported to have delayed the announcement until after the state visit amid concern it could dominate their joint press conference at Chequers on Thursday. Washington is firmly opposed to recognition and the president has previously warned such a move would reward Hamas. Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, has said that though the US preferred an end to the war “sometimes when you’re dealing with a group of savages like Hamas, that’s not possible”. The announcement comes before a meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York next week where Britain, France, Australia and Canada are among nations anticipated to extend recognition.” – Daily Telegraph
“Allies of Andy Burnham believe Angela Rayner could make a political comeback if he replaces Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader. MPs think that the former deputy prime minister could provide the Manchester mayor with support from inside the parliamentary Labour party ahead of his comeback to the Commons. Ms Rayner has been silent since she resigned following an investigation by The Telegraph into her tax affairs. However, a friend said she was “not daft” and “knows how to make her career survive” despite the scandal. “I do know that in the last year, there have been conversations between them,” said one MP. “People suggest that Andy and her could run together, and she could be the deputy.” – Daily Telegraph
“It had been intended as a meeting of minds: senior figures from the Tories and Reform UK dining together as the guests of team Trump. Instead, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, along with former Cabinet ministers and the broadcaster Andrew Neil, astonished the company with an open spat over the Conservatives’ record in government and the future of politics on the Right. One witness described “real anger” in the room as the Tory heavyweights argued over immigration, welfare reform and defence spending, while Reform supporters privately observed that the row showed why the Conservatives no longer functioned as a party. Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, the former business secretary, tried to smooth things over, being of the view that the Conservatives and Reform should work together.” – Daily Telegraph