Speaking to CNN, David Cameron has warned Rishi that tax rises in the budget “wouldn’t make any sense at all”, comparing the Covid economic crisis to a wartime scenario. Odd times get odder as the former PM joins forces with Labour to campaign against Tory tax rises…

If Cameron has ended his self-mandated silence on his successor’s policies and now plans Blair-like regular rare interventions readers who haven’t had their fill should note he is due to appear before a parliamentary select committee on security next month. Pencil in your calendars now…