His opponents in the League are divided and lacking in courage. The photo with Fontana

The League and the Northern Front. From his holiday in Pinzolo, the secretary is open to a meeting, but shows impatience with the way things are being handled. And in a month’s time, everyone will be on the big field, which, in the meantime, has spoken out again: ‘A renewed League or a Pontida uprising’, reads a banner

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

The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies: “Our voters have little interest in personal squabbles: they are interested in ideas, local communities and the ability to provide solutions.” He recalls even leaner times for the Carroccio

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