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"If you didn't have it, you'd have to reinvent it." Former head of counter-terrorism Neil Basu responds to criticism of the governments Prevent strategy, in light of the terror attack in Golder's Green.

The Metropolitan Police have formally declared the stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green as a terrorist incident. @EvanHD asks Dave Rich from the Community Security Trust, which provides security to the Jewish community, if he thinks authorities are doing enough.

Will the UK face a medicine shortage due to the Strait of Hormuz being closed? Mark Samuels, chief exec of Medicines UK, warns that generic medicines could be at risk due to rising shipping costs, but there are not currently shortages at this time.

"He's vulnerable to these kind of attacks because he's seen as being weak." Following the Lord Mandelson vetting row, former Labour home secretary Lord Blunkett says 'it's open season' for criticism of Sir Keir Starmer.

“I don't think I've actually ever had any interview clip that has provoked so many memes.” Piers Morgan talks to @EvanHD about his viral interview with Russell Brand. Brand is currently facing multiple allegations of rape and sexual assault, and denies all charges.

"It was a classic filibuster." Lord Charlie Falconer, who led the assisted dying bill through the House of Lords, said the failure of the bill is "terrible." Those who opposed the bill were concerned it included too few safeguards.

The conflict in the Middle East is making global food insecurity even worse, according to a UN agency. Jean-Martin Bauer, the World Food Programme's programme director of food security, describes the long-term impact of the war in Iran.

What are passkeys and why are they safer than other methods of logins like passwords? Ollie Whitehouse from the National Cyber Security Centre explains how the technology can better protect sensitive data.

The man who captivated the internet as he sat behind Sir Olly Robbins at a parliamentary hearing says he's "just a bloke" who loves politics. Andrew Edwards says he wants to encourage other people to go out and engage with politics and current affairs in real life.

"It is far more effective than police officers without it." Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says the force will increase the number of facial recognition operations after a High Court ruling today deemed the practice lawful.

"Did he accidentally mislead?" @EvanHD asks Cabinet office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds if the PM 'inadvertently misled' Parliament over the vetting process that led to Lord Mandelson being appointed as ambassador to the US.

"This feels like a really big argument and also a really small one." Former senior civil servant Helen MacNamara says Sir Olly Robbins would have thought he was doing 'the right thing' in not disclosing Lord Mandelson's vetting results, but the PM 'clearly has a different view'.

“This lack of curiosity… strikes me as inexplicable.” Sir David Lidington, who was Theresa May's de facto deputy prime minister, tells @BBCPM Sir Keir Starmer should have been told that Lord Mandelson failed security vetting.

“The claim that No 10 was completely in the dark about this, until this week, is rubbish.” The Independent’s Political Editor, @DavidPBMaddox tells @BBCPM that he told No 10 last September that Lord Mandelson may have failed security vetting.

US President Donald Trump says Israeli and Lebanese leaders have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire that is due to begin within hours. Dr Najat Aoun Saliba, an independent MP in Lebanon, is 'happy' with the plan, and urges Hezbollah to 'rally behind the government' towards peace.

The Drinking Water Inspectorate has warned that old water filters can be a breeding ground for bacteria. Dr Stewart Husband, a Research Fellow of Drinking Water Quality at the University of Sheffield, explains more.

"The Bank (of England) needs to think very hard before raising interest rates." Sir Howard Davies, the former chair of NatWest, suggests how the UK can tackle the economic fallout from the war in Iran after the IMF warned that it risks being hit the hardest of the world's advanced economies.

"There's got to be leadership from the prime minister." Labour peer Lord Maurice Glasman agrees with the criticism of former NATO Secretary-General Lord Robertson that the UK needs to commit more resources to defence.

"The Pope speaks for peace... you won't get a Pope advocating war." Bishop Timothy Menezes, Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, tells @EvanHD his response to Donald Trump's criticism of Pope Leo and the US President's social post of an AI image of himself as a Christ-like figure.

Three Russian submarines conducted a 'covert' operation over cables and pipelines in waters north of the UK, the defence secretary has said. Retired Royal Navy Commander Tom Sharpe explains why it’s hard for the UK to board the ships.