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Keir Starmer doesn’t get to choose how much he pays back (6k so far) or what the ethics are surrounding his decision to accept up to £100k worth of freebies. But, now that he has, and has attempted to make a virtue of paying for a few of the freebies, he’s going to pay for the lot. It’s either all wrong or all right. Them’s the rules.

While prepping to interview Boris Johnson tomorrow,  by mistake I sent our briefing notes to him in a message meant for my team. That obviously means it’s not right for the interview to go ahead. It’s very frustrating, and there’s no point pretending it’s anything other than embarrassing and disappointing, as there are plenty of important questions to be asked. But red faces aside, honesty is the best policy. See you on Sunday.

When I was Foreign Secretary I banned the use of the phrase “deeply concerned” It is lazy, meaningless, and disguises a lack of action. The government shouldn’t be a spectator or commentator. We should say what we plan to do rather than how we feel.