Richard Vos

Foreign Office mandarins feared Lord Mandelson would 'go public' with damaging claims against the government if did not swiftly agree to compensation. So they wrote a cheque for £75,000.

Following fears motorists could start panic buying fuel, one petrol station comes up with a novel way to keep numbers down

This is populist stuff and nonsense. If Dubai tax exiles return to reside in the UK then they will automatically start paying tax again. If they ask for British protection in Dubai then by all means charge them. But what exactly does your protection amount to? We have no troops, no navy, basically no military resources in the Gulf or in Dubai, bar a few fighter jets in Qatar (providing no protection to Dubai). It is the UAE that is protecting them. Quite well, so far, despite the scale of the unprovoked Iranian attacks.

Despite the barrage of Iranian missiles and drones, UAE's President Mohammed bin Zayed casually walks through Dubai's mall Life as usual in Dubai

Blame for Labour’s defeat lies squarely with Keir Starmer and his clique. They put factional interests over having the candidate best placed to win, Andy Burnham. If Labour is to be the “Stop Reform” party, then the leadership must stop treating progressive voters with contempt - and start appealing to them. That means a return to real Labour values - through policies like a Wealth Tax, public ownership of energy and water, and an ethical foreign policy that are all popular with the public. And it means ditching the approach of trying to ape Reform and kicking the left, that has alienated so many people who have voted Labour previously.