Rishi Sunak defends British RAF planes shooting down drones over Israel but not Ukraine, Natasha Clark reports from Warsaw lbc.co.uk/news/sunak-def…

NEW: PM names General Gwyn Jenkins as the new National Security Adviser.

General Jenkins, currently the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, replaces Sir Tim Barrow. General Jenkins will take up his new role in the summer. LBC

It’s over. No more amendments tabled in the lords on the Rwanda bill

The Black Dog pub referenced in Taylor Swift song ‘does have a certain blonde regular’, admits events manager buff.ly/4aMrXU9

WHOOPS! Wad of 'sensitive' Rwanda documents left behind at Rishi Sunak's press conference ... under a senior minister's chair

In Playbook PM now:
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Tomorrow at 5pm, Tom Swarbrick hosts a debate between London mayoral candidates.

They'll be taking your calls too. Submit your question ahead of time now ⬇️

'I don't think we're going to get an election now until the autumn at the very earliest.'

Rishi Sunak's Rwanda announcement basically rules out a summer election, Natasha Clark theorises.

Parliamentary aide among two men charged with passing secrets to China buff.ly/4d5eCId

PM to hold Rwanda presser this morning as peers set for another round of ping pong...

New: Met say they have written to Gideon Falter for a private meeting to apologise personally after last week's handling of protest

Met operational planning exercise tonight to be open to media, Jewish community groups, Mayors office & Peers

'Together, we will work through a

He’s quite openly Jewish and angry about what’s happening on the streets of London

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Mark Menzies MP has quit the Conservatives and will not stand at this year's general election after allegations of misusing party donations to pay off 'bad people'. lbc.co.uk/news/mark-menz…

British holidaymakers drank all the booze on a four-hour flight to Turkey in the space of 25 minutes, airline boss reveals buff.ly/3TXCvIY

It's a fair point for the Tories to argue that of the 18 suspended MPs, 8 are Con and 7 are Labour.

However that ignores that Conservative scandals have been much more likely to result in by-elections.

8 by-elections sparked by Tory scandals to just 2 from Labour.

Rishi Sunak refuses to say in response to Charlotte Lynch if Mark Menzies should quit as an MP

Says it's right he resigned the whip and suspended as a trade envoy

'I can't comment on our ongoing investigation.'

Serious admission here...

UK’s terror watchdog hits out at WhatsApp over lowering of age limit as he says more kids are being radicalised online lbc.co.uk/news/social-me…

New: Jonathan Hall KC, independent reviewer of terrorism, tells @TOMSWARBRICK1 some fascinating relevations...

- He will be recommending to government that we should be using AI facial recognition at processing facilities to check the people arriving by small boat against a