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A British Army specialist team parachuted onto Tristan da Cunha to deliver critical medical support after it was confirmed that one British national on the island was suspected of contracting Hantavirus Brigadier Ed Cartwright gives details on situation

'It's the most tricky piece of royal diplomacy for many years, but the King is a true professional.' Former UK national security advisor Lord Ricketts tells @markaustintv how much jeopardy there is in the King's state visit, with security and Anglo-American relations.

"If this marks failure, I'd like to know what the benchmark for success is." Former Secret Service agent for Bush, Obama, and Trump, Paul Eckloff praises security implemented at the Correspondents' Dinner, but adds 'minor tweaks' could have been made. trib.al/n8Fcdc2

'For the very vast majority of us, we're going to lose our seats.' Karl Turner MP, tells @MattBarbet that Keir Starmer should remain as PM, but warns: 'I'm hoping the Prime Minister can get his act together and deliver for the country, and stop messing around with daft ideas'

"What this does is it shows that the UK is lacking in terms of its security mechanisms when it comes to data." Michelle Donelan, former Secretary of State for Science, gives her thoughts on the Biobank leak. 📺 Sky 501 #PoliticsHub trib.al/ftpea6d

"When you protect the King on the chess board by losing every other piece around the king, the king becomes very exposed." While discussing the role of a leader in political parties, Lib Dem peer Baroness Olly Grender compares political leadership to playing chess. #PoliticsHub

"Skilled Whitehall operator" Sir Olly Robbins "lobbed a grenade" in his parliament appearance by mentioning Downing Street's attempt to get Matthew Doyle a diplomatic job, says James Lyons, who succeeded Doyle as No. 10's director of communications. trib.al/61UlQ1M

"We need to produce gas from the North Sea and store in the UK because that's part of our real security." BP's former chief executive Lord John Browne talks to @MattBarbet. trib.al/412zwIN 📺 Sky 501

Sir Keir Starmer will "stumble on" past the May elections because Labour has no "viable alternatives", says John McDonnell MP. The situation would be different if Andy Burnham was in parliament, McDonnell says. #PoliticsHub trib.al/MyDcoq2 📺 Sky 501

The PM 'pretended he didn't know' that No. 10 tried to get Matthew Doyle, his former comms director, a diplomatic job, SNP's Stephen Flynn tells @MattBarbet. The story was mentioned by Olly Robbins in parliament. Doyle says he "never sought" a role. trib.al/MyDcoq2

The relationship between politicians and the civil service is "strained" and "getting worse", Hannah Keenan from @instituteforgov tells @MattBarbet. Sir Keir Starmer sacked a Foreign Office official for not informing him about Peter Mandelson's vetting process. #PoliticsHub

Sir Keir Starmer has "very straightforwardly taken responsibility for the error of judgement he made in appointing Peter Mandelson", government minister Nick Thomas-Symonds tells @AliFortescue, after the PM's Commons statement. trib.al/RPsIYly #PoliticsHub 📺 Sky 501

After @SamCoatesSky revealed that Sir Keir Starmer was given advice that Peter Mandelson should be vetted before being appointed, several MPs mentioned his reporting in the Commons. The PM's response was 'intriguing', says Coates. trib.al/RPsIYly #PoliticsHub 📺 Sky 501

Sir Keir Starmer "rammed through" the appointment of Peter Mandelson and is "failing to take responsibility" for the decision, Reform's Zia Yusuf tells @AliFortescue, after the PM's Commons statement on the vetting process. 🔗 trib.al/RPsIYly 📺 Sky 501

🗣️ "If we do not invest now, we will be sorry in the long run" Sky's @AliFortescue asks Defence Select Committee Chair Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi what difficult choices the government may have to make to increase defence spending.

Our #PoliticsHub panel guests, James Schneider and Jo Tanner, discuss whether or not the United States is an important ally for the UK. It comes as Trump mocked Starmer and Macron at a White House event yesterday. trib.al/ftpea6d

Former Foreign Office minister, Lord Malloch-Brown, who served as UN deputy secretary-general, has warned Sky's @AliFortescue that "diplomacy is the only route" to reopening the vital Strait of Hormuz. 📺 Sky 501 #PoliticsHub trib.al/ftpea6d

"We have seen fewer resignations and sackings than we did in Donald Trump's first term" @AliFortescue asks former Foreign Office minister, Lord Malloch-Brown, what his reaction is to the U.S. president firing his attorney general #PoliticsHub trib.al/ftpea6d

"The comments were offensive and ill-judged" Nigel Farage tells @AliFortescue that he didn't know the sacked Reform UK housing spokesperson after he made comments about the Grenfell Tower fire. #PoliticsHub trib.al/ftpea6d

In an interview with Sky's @AliFortescue, Nigel Farage reiterated his longstanding support for America's war with Iran, criticised the current state of the Royal Navy, and suggested Britain should “turn the other cheek” in response to an insult from Donald Trump.