Will the 'Boriswave' become a Burnham wave? Boris-era arrivals now starting to apply for permanent residency - entitled to full welfare. Shabana Mahmood says it'll cost £10bn unless rules change. She wants to stop it. My column on her losing battle:- times-comment.com/bwave

Planning Application for a Lidl superstore on the London Road, Bath REFUSED

Open-borders Burnham is so weak that double the usual numbers of ‘asylum seekers’ are camping out on the French coastline waiting to invade Britain. Nearly 4,000 people are in camps between Calais and Dunkirk, according to Border Security Commander Duncan Capps. Labour’s Home Office claims they’ve been prevented from making the journey. The reality is that because illegal migrants aren’t locked up when they’re intercepted, they simply try and try again, typically 7-8 times if necessary, until they make it over. Like a sick computer game with unlimited attempts. The most common nationalities among them? Eritreans, Sudanese, Somalis, Ethiopians and Afghans. All overwhelmingly men. These nationalities are far more likely to be convicted of sex crimes than Brits. Burnham is complicit in the horrors that follow. Reform will end this madness.

So Labour MP Karl Turner has had his suspension lifted after apologising for past conduct Hull East MP Karl Turner has had the Labour whip restored on a probationary basis after apologising for unacceptable and uncollegiate behaviour. He had led a revolt against Keir Starmer’s plan to scrap jury trials, a proposal later dropped by Andy Burnham. Turner said his approach during the disagreements was overly robust even though his concerns about justice were sincere. The party welcomed his apology and future undertakings. Thoughts?

They didn’t ‘investigate.’ They commited criminals acts. Forged documents and violated a veteran. They will very likely serve prison sentences. I hope they think it was worth it.

🚨 BREAKING: The Government has officially approved the Jackdaw gas field for North Sea drilling It's the UK’s largest known untapped gas reserve and will start to supply gas to British homes and businesses from the end of this month

So BBC Three, Scotland and R4 Extra are going. We are watching the death by a thousand cuts of a great British institution. From major sporting events, to national celebrations, the BBC has a unique ability to bring the country together. But, successive Governments have left our BBC in a state of managed decline. @LibDems are calling for a permanent charter to end this cyclical uncertainty hanging over the BBC’s future and protect it for generations to come. Once the BBC is gone, it is gone for good. It's time we made the choice to save it.