From Schengen to Dublin, governments are at loggerheads once again. With one unspoken surprise: from migration policies to SAFE and defence, the progressive camp is more anti-European than the right and, as a result, even more isolated.

“Irregular immigration remains a threat: we have secured the country,” says the Forza Italia senator. “Is the general criticising us? Our identity is not for sale. And alliances are forged on the basis of values, not in the run-up to elections: we owe that to the Italian people”

At Via Bellerio, they informed the secretary that his tenure is over. He dismisses everything, rebuts the criticism and promises to lead the League to 10 per cent. Just like Mazzarò: “It’s my thing, come with me!”

The leader of IV would like a mayor, such as Salis or Manfredi, to stand as a reformist candidate in the local elections. But no name has been put forward yet: so the former prime minister is considering a surprise move to stand against Schlein and Conte

Lowering the retirement age, cutting taxes, tackling the falling birth rate, defending ‘Made in Italy’: why the sovereignist right cannot achieve any of this without the contribution of immigration. And on security too: more reality, less fear

Italy and Spain have common interests in Europe; to scupper the agreement on the Ceuta deal is a bizarre mistake, a propaganda stunt that echoes like a gigantic belch. Meloni cannot simply deny her immigration policy in this way