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 coordinator of Futuro Nazionale: “The Carroccio leader wouldn’t stand a chance of being elected with us. But he’ll go down in the general election; he’s now on a par with Renzi. The Lega is facing an irreversible crisis; with us, it’s merely a ‘marriage of convenience’. If Giorgia Meloni wants to win, she’ll inevitably have to reach an agreement with us”

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 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

Mayors, councillors, provincial representatives. Following the meeting in Via Bellerio, activists continue to raise the stakes in their opposition to the secretary: “We have long been ignored; today we can no longer be ignored. If we fall below 5 per cent, the party will die.”

The Transport Minister has announced a levy on the profits of the major banks, modelled on the Spanish system. However, the Italian Banking Association (ABI) is adopting a wait-and-see approach for the time being, whilst reiterating that the agreement signed last year with the government is still considered valid

The term of office of ANAC President Giovanni Busia expires on 11 September. Giorgetti and Meloni are aware that the only way to support the Carroccio and prevent it from collapsing is to hand the Ministry of the Interior over to its secretary

Electoral law, self-defence. And now also rules to punish minors: the common ground between FdI, the League and Fn is growing. Meloni: “Those who make mistakes must pay.” And within Forza Italia, there are those who fear being replaced by the general