London Playbook

Good Monday morning. This is Stefan Boscia. DRIVING THE DAY AND THEN THERE WAS ONE: Rachel Reeves will spend the day desperately trying to finalize her spending …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. FRIDAY CHEAT SHEET — Kemi Badenoch started rolling the loooong pitch for dragging Britain out of the European Convention on Human …

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: Labour’s Davy Russell scored a shock victory in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Holyrood by-election, giving Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar a rare …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. THURSDAY CHEAT SHEET — Mel Stride tried to atone for Liz Truss lobbing economic competence “out the window” but voters are …

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: Donald Trump announced a sweeping travel ban on people from 12 countries entering the U.S., citing national security risks. It will apply to …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. WHITE SMOKE AT THE RED TOP: Jack Elsom has been appointed political editor at the Sun. The paper’s editor-in-chief Victoria Newton …

Good Wednesday morning. This is Stefan Boscia. DRIVING THE DAY LOOK OVER HERE: Rachel Reeves will criss-cross England today in a bid to craft a more positive …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. TUESDAY CHEAT SHEET — Labour MPs challenged Yvette Cooper on small boat crossings while the Home Office pointed to the “good …

Good Tuesday morning. This is Sam Blewett. DRIVING THE DAY PEACE AND HARMONY: Keir Starmer’s Cabinet meets this morning, and the nation’s ailing finances will loom large. …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. MONDAY CHEAT SHEET — The government comms plan for its big defense review was blown off course after the Commons threw …

Good Monday morning. This is Sam Blewett. DRIVING THE DAY ATTACK IS THE BEST DEFENSE: Keir Starmer will relish a chance to deploy tough talk on nukes, …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio easing back in to afternoon newslettering following a couple of weeks off. Thanks to top colleagues for their excellent Playbook PM …

Good Friday morning. This is Stefan Boscia. DRIVING THE DAY LAST FEW DAYS OF PEACE: All is quiet in SW1 this morning as MPs enjoy the final …

Good afternoon. This is Annabelle Dickson for the last time this week. Fans of Emilio will be pleased to hear the Playbook PM don is back in …

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: A U.S. federal trade court blocked the bulk of Donald Trump’s tariffs. The court ruled the president overstepped his powers by implementing the …

Good afternoon. This is Annabelle Dickson flexing the old Playbook muscles for the first time in a while. I’m also in the PM hot seat tomorrow so …

Good Wednesday morning. This is Stefan Boscia. DRIVING THE DAY CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: Rachel Reeves finds herself under increasing pressure to loosen the Treasury purse strings this …

Good afternoon. This is Mason Boycott-Owen at the tiller of the good ship PM, as we sail through the calm blue seas of recess. TUESDAY CHEAT SHEET …

Good Tuesday morning. This is Andrew McDonald. DRIVING THE DAY LATEST FROM LIVERPOOL: Westminster’s eyes will be firmly trained on the northwest today, as Liverpool reels from …

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: Donald Trump posted that Vladimir Putin has “gone absolutely CRAZY,” his most forceful criticism yet of the Russian president over the war in …