Pontida kicks off with the young people, but it’s a sombre gathering. Salvini rejects the rebels’ demands and attacks the newspapers and bankers. Romeo: “The people will decide.” Toccalini, secretary of the Lega youth wing, steps down

The governors seek refuge from the internal conflict: Romeo in Monza, Fedriga in Trieste. Meanwhile, the dominance of Lady Verdin, the de facto secretary, and that of Silvia Sardone is becoming established

The Prime Minister intends to extend the simplifications, partly in response to requests from Zaia, Fontana & Co. Meanwhile, the Lega secretary has been excluded from the celebrations in Lombardy.

The Senate group leader and the President of Lombardy, speaking at the Versiliana Festival, have widened the rift within the Carroccio: “We have proposed a solution to Salvini; we need a team and he can be part of it. The party has shifted too far to the right and there is no competition.”

Northerners press ahead with their association: “Answers before Pontida”. Romeo’s “dissident” book on “returning to the League”. The possible implications in the Senate are causing Meloni concern

Lombardy’s President Fontana speaks of a step backwards, whilst in Lega chat groups a showdown erupts between southerners and northerners. Durigon: “There are those who want the much-maligned Rome…”. And at the Ministry of the Interior, Piantedosi’s position is being reinforced

The secretary is due to speak on 14 August at La Versiliana, but a united response from the regional governors is being prepared immediately afterwards, as they have realised that the leader is targeting the inner circle. And among the staunch Salvini supporters are Paganella, Toccalini, Crippa and, of course, Calderoli and Giorgetti

He accidentally reposts the draft proposal for a new party (PLFI). It is a move designed to push Zaia and Fedriga towards a change of direction