“These extremely serious threats come from individuals who neither approved of nor agreed with the recent views expressed by the decorated officer during a number of interviews given to the media concerning MEP Vannacci,” wrote the Defence Minister’s adviser in a statement

Opinions on Almirante are divided – which is to be expected – but his ambiguous past has led to the current normalisation, in the face of unpalatable far-right ‘red-brown’ factions. Roger Cohen’s dispassionate yet not unfriendly analysis in the NYT

The leader of the M5S has written a manifesto-style letter on ‘woke’ culture and the left. He is setting out his position ahead of the September primaries, with the evergreen ‘no’ to rearmament. Malpezzi: ‘Use it to talk about inequalities’. Sensi: ‘They jump on the debate of the moment and attack the PD’. Quartapelle: ‘Second thoughts on “woke”? I preferred the one on the Superbonus’.

Meloni responds to accusations from the opposition and defends her record on immigration: "We have prevented 80,000 entries." The plan for return hubs in Rwanda. FdI prepares for the October campaign

The secret to longevity at the Nazareno lies in the diet, it seems. Mediation soup reheated twice a day, nothing raw, nothing that requires prolonged chewing. The decisive factor, however, is the almost total absence of the substance that wreaks havoc in those circles, namely resolve and clarity

There is a twofold error in the migrant issue, and it affects both the right and the left. Europe is needed, but it must not act irresponsibly and must not refuse to show solidarity. Everything else creates fear

If not quite a ‘foreign pope’ of the broad coalition, then at least a member of parliament on the Avs closed list. “I wish they’d put him forward as a candidate,” says Mimmo Lucano 

The President of the Republic has sent a message to mark the opening of the event: “We live in a time when heinous wars are being waged”. For this reason, now more than ever, we must focus on humanity

In an interview with the New York Times, the Prime Minister spoke about her relationship with the US President: “I thought things would be easier, given our shared views on immigration and ‘woke’ culture. Will we speak again after the summer? Well, we’ll see.”