Keir Starmer says UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel halts the 'appalling' situation in Gaza and agrees two-state solution. Hamas asked to release remaining hostages, but recognition of Palestine will happen *regardless* of whether or not they comply.

Intriguingly, the only British political figure listed to join Donald Trump for a round of golf this morning is former Lib Dem cabinet minister Danny Alexander. Does Trump know he’s a dreaded ‘liberal’?

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Starmer finally smiles as Trump ends chaotic press conference in which he delivered a lecture on tax, immigration and energy - and branded Sadiq Khan a 'nasty person'.

Donald Trump on wind farms: 'Wind needs massive subsidy and you are paying in Scotland and the UK a massive subsidy to have these ugly monsters all over the place. they also kill all your birds'.

Trump on dealing with Putin on Ukraine: 'Every time I think it's going to end, he kills people. I'm not so interested in talking any more. '.

No 10 confirms no bank holiday for Lionesses’ win, despite Keir Starmer’s previous support for the idea, saying: ‘If we had a bank holiday every time the Lionesses win, we would never go to work’.

Shadow cabinet new boy James Cleverly refusing to endorse Kemi Badenoch’s position that she is ‘increasingly of the view that we need to leave’ the ECHR, but says he ‘completely understands what she is saying’ and will abide by party policy.

NEW: Angela Rayner has warned the Cabinet that public anger over immigration is damaging social cohesion and risks fuelling disorder in some deprived communities.

Werewolves will be disappointed with 5% - going to have to shake things up a bit.

Keir Starmer tells MPs that many councils have 'lots of housing' that could be used to accommodate asylum seekers. Asked if he can provide any examples, he replies: 'No'.

Lots of tough talk from govt this morning about a 'revolution' in the hated water sector. But, thanks to some sleight of hand, the new target for cutting sewage discharges is actually *less ambitious* than the one it replaces.

Nigel Farage says the govt is 'defrauding the British taxpayer of billions of pounds' to subsidise wind and solar in order to have 'literally no effect' on global emissions #bbclaurak.

Environment Sec Steve Reed says pay hike for Southern Water boss is 'outrageous' and should be reversed

Environment Sec Steve Reed tells @SkyNews the govt has 'secured £104 billion investment' in the water sector - or to put it another way, bills are going up an average 36%.

The Deputy Prime Minister argues for votes at 16 on the grounds that young people can get married at 16. Except they can't - and her article for the Times has now had to be corrected.

Children will be able to register to vote from the age of 14, but won't be allowed to stand for election until they turn 18.

NEW: Labour to give 16-year-olds the vote in time for the next election.

Home Office minister Jess Phillips claims Labour suspensions were ‘not about the welfare bill’ but about people ‘constantly going on the airwaves, slagging off your own government’.

Also notable that Labour suspending rebels from the new intake, not the select committee chairs who forced the original climb down.

Timing of the Labour suspensions is very strange, given recent efforts to build bridges with the backbenchers - playing footsie with the idea of a wealth tax, letting them vote to scrap the two-child benefit cap, etc. Seems guaranteed to send people off for the summer unhappy.