“We are in agreement with our allies 90 per cent of the time. On the issues of support for Ukraine and defence spending, there are differing views, but I am optimistic,” says the Democratic senator

After Cicciolina, another porn star could end up on the Radicals’ lists. “It’s just a suggestion, but she would be capable of discussing a wide range of issues with far greater expertise than many Italian politicians,” says the party leader. Yesterday’s sit-in against the ‘ethics tax’: “We took a tour of the Chamber of Deputies”

Ukraine, the overture to Calenda, the conditions set for allies in the broad coalition. Reactions from Quartapelle, Gori and Sensi to the Democratic Party secretary’s remarks

“Only some imbecile or useful idiot could think that the threats are our doing. We will assess any necessary action with our lawyers,” say national spokespeople Giuliano Granato and Marta Collot. The PD has expressed its solidarity with the MEP: “No intimidation will make us back down”

“Fourteen years and nine months is the sentence for premeditated murder, not for a situation as complicated as his. Advice on life in prison? He should keep as active as possible. I’ll soon be meeting Professor Gasperini to discuss justice on the ‘Futuro Nazionale’ programme,” says the former mayor of Rome