On stage in Genoa tomorrow, preceded by Schlein and followed by Conte, to discuss transport and security, with the spectre of the primaries looming over the broad coalition.

According to the Democratic Party guru, the leader of IV “may be worth more than the polls suggest for his party”. Salis “is in the running, but not for the centre”. And Calenda? “It’s offensive to keep telling him to stay in the progressive camp”

Schlein is convinced that the PD will ultimately hover around 25 per cent, and she does not want to give up on trying to bring Carlo Calenda on board with the centre-left. Her reasoning is that his votes are needed too