"Even now, with four dead in an attempted coup, our government cannot bring itself to criticise a fascist President who incited the violence and said he loved the perpetrators."
Sir David Clementi – the current BBC chairman – is due to step down next month.
“A Conservative party newsletter recently told party members to ‘say the first thing that comes into your head, even if it’s nonsense’. Yesterday it appears the Chancellor took on board this advice and unwrapped £227 million of already announced funding as new for Wales."
A grim death figure reminiscent of the first lockdown.
Blair - who has been a loud voice in the UK's vaccine debate - urged ministers to aim for five million jabs per week.
"'Clap for Carers' has become 'Clap for Heroes' and they're expecting us back out on our doorsteps this week. I shall not be clapping. Not because I don't respect the NHS - I do - but because I am tired of empty gestures when the NHS is starved of both ...
The South East and South West – two regions where the Conservatives traditionally poll well – will both have new seats created.
“These are not radical, militant people and yet they were considering – before the recent announcement – taking legal action against the Government because they weren’t being listened to by the Education Secretary."
Schools were declared safe on Monday, by Wednesday summer exams had been cancelled. Ros Atkins takes a look at the rapid evolution of the government's position on education.