According to the president of the M5S, “the conditions are not in place to work with the Prime Minister: she should step down and let us get on with our work”. Meanwhile, the leader of AVS adds: “It is a mistake to collaborate with those who have brought Italians to their knees”.

The PD’s secretary has written to the Prime Minister to open a dialogue on how to utilise the 14 billion in flexibility agreed with the European Union. The PD’s proposal is a five-point plan: heat pumps, reducing gas consumption, public transport, energy storage and charging points

The elections are causing concern amongst the ruling majority, who fear losing them, but they are also exposing an opposition that has never been so weak in the history of our Republic, daunted by the (crucial) choice of candidate

Virginia Libero calls for a crackdown on military spending. Democratic Party reformists are furious. The former mayor of Bergamo distances himself from the stance, whilst Arturo Parisi calls out Schlein, and Calenda quips: “Now and forever, resistance”. What happens if young Democrats speak out on Ukraine in the same way as Conte?

The leader of the Five Star Movement and the Democratic Party secretary, despite their differences over Ukraine, harbour a certain degree of impatience towards one another. Proof of this is that their relations have been reduced to a minimum. The issue of the primaries

The Democratic Party secretary responds: “We will continue to support the Ukrainian people under Putin’s invasion.” Meanwhile, the leader of the Five Star Movement draws a “clear line” on foreign policy: “We will not be sending weapons galore to Kyiv.” The clash with the PD reformists: “Delusional positions; he is a saboteur.”

Judging by the words of the PD secretary, there is good reason to suspect that if she had been asked what time it was, or whether she preferred the seaside or the mountains, the answer would have been exactly the same. The programme will probably appear one morning as a result of parthenogenesis. Born of itself, without fathers and therefore without dissidents. The case of Bacillus rossius

The PD is to hold a party conference in October to extend the secretary’s term of office. In return, the party wants a steering committee to oversee candidate nominations: here, tenure comes at the cost of seats. The spectre of Gori looms large