Downing Street’s official readout from Cabinet is even more concise than usual:
“The Prime Minister opened Cabinet by inviting the Leaders of the Commons and the Lords to update on business in both Houses. This includes the Third Reading of the Health Bill today.
Turning to the Middle East, the Prime Minister said the Foreign Secretary would update the House shortly in a statement on the UK’s commitment to preserving the two-state solution. The Foreign Secretary then updated Cabinet on his statement.”
A notably brief account of a two-hour meeting – did Ed have some persuading to do ahead of his Israeli sanctions stunt?
Hat-tip: Jack Elsom
Robert Jenrick on the Today programme:
“Can you now give a guarantee to your listeners this morning that no BBC presenter in the future will be exposed as a paedophile, as a number have been in the recent past? No, of course you can’t…”