The Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies and member of the Azzurri: “In Campania we risk doing ourselves harm; let’s put our differences on hold. In the cities we’re wasting time choosing candidates; enough of these idle chats over dinner at La Russa’s. Me in Sicily? I’m always available.”

The secretaries of the League and Forza Italia are approaching the 4 September deadline, but every day they find themselves facing a new personal battle: MPS, windfall profits, SAFE, security. And when parliamentary business resumes, it will be even worse

The Deputy Prime Minister is stepping up his criticism of the League and the windfall tax, partly to cover up internal divisions. The party in Campania (and Calabria) is, in fact, in turmoil. And there are problems in the north too

The Minister for Public Administration: “Before launching the campaign, it would have been appropriate to highlight the achievements of four years in government. Just one phone call from the secretary. Marina B? If she were to stand as a candidate for Forza Italia, everyone would be thrilled”

The appeal from Massimiliano Salini, a MEP from the centre-right party: “Common sense is needed. Craxi’s words are an excellent way to tackle the issue. Provided, that is, that we do not then declare ourselves to be the ‘end-of-life’ party”

A law to protect patients, safeguard doctors and prevent regulatory chaos. Stefania Craxi, leader of the Forza Italia group in the Senate, writes to us

Futuro Nazionale stands at 7.2, just 0.2 percentage points behind Forza Italia, which has fallen to 7.4. FdI remains stable at 27. The Lega (5.5) and the PD (20.6) are down. The M5S rises to 13, whilst AVS remains at 6.5. The SWG poll for La7