Speaking to Il Corriere, the Minister for Education and Merit explained the measure expected to be approved by the Council of Ministers on Thursday: “The restrictions will also apply to students with a European passport. The burqa ban? A symbol of a patriarchal mindset. It is a matter of civilisation.”

The leader of the Green Left Alliance sends a message to the wider coalition: “On 18 October, we will present our proposals. No to primaries. The manifesto? We’re ready; we need to speed things up. The leaders of the PD and M5S should tell us when they want to sit down at the table. Schlein? Her letter to Meloni was misguided.”

The comedian will not be founding a new party: he is merely competing with the former prime minister over those core values that Schlein wants to align with the PD.

The leader of Futuro Nazionale: “They call me a Zionist and a servant of Israel – they need to make up their minds.” And on relations with the opposition: “Contacts with the M5S. Dialogue with everyone.”

Gori, Delrio, Malpezzi, Fassino, Quartapelle and Sensi have spoken out against the position put forward at Nova, the Five Star Movement’s policy conference

On the one hand, they are seen as a chaotic place where people turn on one another; on the other, as a cruel place where students face discrimination. And the Prime Minister’s proposal might seem so progressive as to appear revolutionary

The projections paint a rather worrying picture for the Democratic Party: the secretary’s resignation, a further drop in support and a possible U-turn by the reformist wing on the issue of Ukraine

The same delegates, “but it won’t be a sham congress. I hope someone else stands as a candidate,” the secretary said in his defence at the end of the Lega’s Federal Congress. Zaia and Fedriga were absent with valid reasons.

The Prime Minister wants to press ahead with the cap on foreign students and the burqa ban, but a warning to the contrary has come from the Quirinale. FdI will resubmit its draft bill (similar to that of the Lega). Measures are also being considered regarding security and self-defence. The strategy of indifference towards Vannacci

In Amatrice, the President opened the new school year: “Schools are called upon to foster social cohesion; they must forge bonds, win the trust of families, and help prevent the formation of ghettos and the erection of barriers. Coexistence and respect must prevail, banishing violence.” Zuppi at the CEI Permanent Council: “Let them be places where no one feels excluded.”