Donald Trump joked about running for a third term before putting on a 'Trump 2028' cap at the White House Correspondents Dinner. His MAGA allies are trying to find ways to amend the constitution. This isn't funny.

Former Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has a punchy letter in the Times defending compulsory voting: "Surely a key objective of a democracy is to maximise the participation of all the people, regardless of their wealth, education or enthusiasm for reading political columns in The Times"

He knows 👏

"Labour’s amplification of earlier Tory cuts to the development budget is shortsighted, self-defeating and immoral, with even military leaders not supportive of it. " Powerful letter from Desmond Whyms, former senior health adviser at the Department for International Development. Via the Guardian

Congratulations to Bev Craig, the new mayor of Greater Manchester! 🐝

Take note. "For years, Moscow has used migration and other sensitive topics to stoke fear and destabilize European countries." From the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 👇

The UK is on fire. Reform UK is still arguing against the existence of man-made climate change. Make it make sense.

"Don't tax the rich, they'll all leave!" Reality 👇

Punchy statement from Labour over Robert Jenrick trying to minimise the latest George Cottrell revelations: "With every passing day it’s clearer that Reform think the rules don’t apply to them." Via the Guardian

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💥A new More in Common poll puts Farage's approval rating at -32. That's down 10 points in just 2 weeks. (Andy Burnham's on +19.) It's all going wrong for Nigel.

Half of England is officially in drought. Wildfires are raging across Europe. And this is how the editor of the Sunday Telegraph chooses to respond.

👀 Trump's approval rating hasn't been so low since the Jan 6 insurrection

Johnny Reynolds says a customs union isn't the answer. We agree. It'd deliver 0.5-0.7% of long run GDP growth - but for a £14-19bn economic boost, we'd be ceding control of at least part of our trade & tariff policy, with little say on how such decisions get taken. EU membership IS the answer.

😬 Illustration: Fiona Katauskas for The Guardian

We've had 7 prime ministers in just over 10 years. That's not politics, it's a system in crisis. The period since the Brexit referendum has been one of the most turbulent in modern history. Andy Burnham now has to fix it. Bold policy, radical change, and no more half measures. Source: Ipsos

Andy Burnham's lead over Nigel Farage on who would make the better Prime Minister is more than twice Keir Starmer's final margin over the Reform UK leader in YouGov's tracker (+26 vs +10) 👀

Public support for the Iran war has fallen to its lowest level in the US since the conflict began 5 months ago 📉

Wildfires are raging across Europe. The climate alarm is blaring. Illustration: Ben Jennings for the Guardian

She gets it 👏

🚨Labour have taken the lead for the first time since May 2025 with their highest vote share in over a year, according to Survation

We went to Andy Burnham's constituency to ask his voters what they think are the biggest issues facing Britain. This voter hits the nail on the head. It's not immigration that's the problem - it's the people who keep telling you it is.

New YouGov polling reveals 74% of Brits think the USA under Trump has become more of a force for bad in the world than good. The world is realigning. The UK can't afford to stand alone. Closer ties with our European allies are no longer optional, but essential.

🙌 New Savanta poll: 2 in 3 Londoners would vote to rejoin the EU tomorrow. Among 18-34 year-olds, it's 85%. London hasn't changed its mind on Europe.

"Time isn't on Mr Burnham's side, but a majority of the public - tired of the harm Brexit has caused our country - certainly will be." Great letter in the Huddersfield Daily Examiner. VAT cuts are nice, but reintegrating the UK with the EU is the real growth lever.

🇫🇷 France's former Defence Minister Sylvie Goulard: "So the only grand recognition will be to say, okay, let's maybe change the EU together." 🇬🇧🇪🇺 "But the place of the UK is in the EU, not coming back through the window."

Best for Britain's CEO Naomi Smith earlier this week on ABC: "Our research shows that there is up to £93 billion per year available to the UK if they go back for membership of the EU once more." "No other policy option on the table is going to give you that level of injection into the economy."

The Met is investigating £500k+ in donations to Reform UK from Fiona Cottrell, mother of crypto-gambler and fraudster "Posh George." Leaked guidance reportedly told councillors to deflect questions with "the establishment will try anything to stop us." (via The Times)

🚨Ex-Southern Water CEO Matthew Wright is set to face a criminal trial this September - the first time a UK water boss has been charged over sewage discharges. He and three others allegedly rigged self-monitoring tests to dodge up to £45m in fines.

This Leave voter in Makerfield, Andy Burnham's own constituency, has completely changed her mind about Brexit and now wants to rejoin the EU - and she's not the only one. We need to talk about EU membership. Now.