The former Deputy Prime Minister and current EU diplomat in the Persian Gulf appears before the Chamber on the day Grillo resumes his attacks on the Five Star Movement: “His statements are linked to the fact that a ruling is due on the symbol, and so it is only natural that one of the two parties should use the issue of founding values – as a founder – to claim a share or the integrity of that symbol.” Timing

The former Minister for Economic Development told Il Foglio: “Elly Schlein and Ukraine? We have a very clear view: Einstein said that stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again whilst hoping for a different result. Renzi doesn’t win votes, and if you call him ‘unreliable’, you’re giving him power. Delmastro? Either they have something to hide, or they want to attack the judiciary.”

The Montecitorio Executive Committee has rejected the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office’s request to obtain the conversations between the FdI MP and the owner of ‘Bisteccherie d’Italia’. However, the final decision will rest with the Chamber of Deputies. The Five Star Movement protests: “Executive committees have been turned into a safe haven for right-wing politicians”