Why did Starmer owe him? Plenty of people have suggested he wasn't that keen and McSweeney was pushing for his appointment more than Starmer.

But then came Sunak and it got better again (all relative).

Thanks, I will check there later, and probably find other events of interest

Any chance this will be recorded so we can watch it later? Thanks.

Do you know who the fellow with stripey shirt also behind Robbins is?

Was it McSweeney or Starmer behind this? (Or someone else.)

New Hungarian PM brutally confronts a news channel that banned him for years.

It's extremely uncomfortable going Paddington to Penzance overnight as seats are hard and the lights stay on all night.

Let alone the average person in many other countries of the world (none of whom voted for Trump).

It would be weird to introduce a guest on Newsnight by listing jobs they have never had.

Such a sad indictment of Labour politics that neither Mandelson nor Starmer puts party (and country) ahead of their own self-interest.

Did McSweeney authorise overturning the vetting failure but not telling Starmer?

Did McSweeney know and not tell Starmer?

What is McSweeney's role in what happened?

Did McSweeney give those instructions? And Starmer never knew?

Has Daily Politics changed its name? I've had no podcasts since before Easter.

But good for him questioning the triple lock

In defence of the Telegraph, a few of its journalists run a very helpful podcast on Ukraine, every bit as informative as the defunct BBC Ukrainecast. (I am not a Telegraph reader!)

one immediate dramatic consequence of the Hungarian result:

Magyar has promised to repair relations with the EU and unblock a €90bn EU loan for Ukraine

It would be ideal if the BBC could not sanewash every outpouring of drool and instead have some serious discussion of Trump's fitness for office.

Plenty of people prefer hardbacks.

I much prefer hardbacks and don't have a lectern.

Indeed, hardbacks are usually much better produced than paperbacks, much nicer to read.

What is his performance like in the constituency? How do people who attend his surgeries rate him?

Tuesday will mark the first anniversary of the social media post that kicked off Mini Switzerland. 🇨🇭

Less than a year on, it's a funded project.

There are lessons for the wider transport sector from how we made it happen.

www.freewheeling.info/blog/lessons...

Not just tube, also at London stations whether eg London Bridge or local Elizabeth Line or Southern Railway stations

How to pay for this? Big tax rise?

Thanks for sending the link to your review. The energy of Andreas Schager (54) and especially Peter Hoare (64) in the first act was hugely impressive. Peter Hoare might be relieved that he won't be needed in Götterdämmerung.

Peter Hoare phenomenal.

Belgian commutes pay off: Employees earn up to €810 for cycling to work One in five people in Flanders commuted by bike and received compensation last year, but this figure is significantly lower in Brussels and Wallonia.

Though there are still some flaws in the system, it's changing how people think about transport.