Fair play to John Healey, who managed to time his 5.5-week break from government to coincide exactly with the World Cup

thank god she's still culture secretary, can you imagine how the arts would struggle without the right honourable Lisa Nandy, it doesn't bare thinking about

✅ Never had a cold under James Murray’s tenure

I like to think he's done this to make political journalists look stupid, and honestly I admire it.

Weren’t political journalists saying days ago that speculation on the Burnham cabinet was not only fun but also really important? I’m not denying the fun bit by any means

This feels like a good epitaph of Starmer, driven by the micro-level courteousness and empathy, totally unable to scale that to the job he actually had.

Glad to see that dip into the details of rough sleeping interrupted by cut to a shot of Louise Haigh walking up Downing Street WHEN THERE IS STILL NO NEWS

This kind of chat on the BBC. Ok “breaking up the treasury.” Interesting topic. But why not explain to the watching public what this might mean? Even broad spectrum - what bits might be cut off (day to day, infrastructure; budget A or B)/what spending would change? Just something to get teeth into

oh yeah, go out clubbing in any northern town & all anyone is talking about is matt goodwin

“No response as you might expect from that weird shouting I just did”

From Liz Kendall's cabinet departure letter, posted on… you guessed it… X

Final meeting to negotiate whether it’s an “out” or “sacked” situation

Life hack: self dub it a “no notes” moment but also only do it for about two minutes

Argentine footballers free?

If we as a nation cannot deal with Steve sodding Bray no wonder we can't sort anything else

Oh for *pity's* sake how is Steve Bray STILL there?!

I remember once having had a job interview in Portcullis going for a stroll and ending up next to Buckingham Palace. American tourists staring obliviously around. Just then the Queen’s car drives past with Her Majesty inside. None of them noticed. Always struck me #Masonlevelfiller

A solid five minutes on the significance of the lack of a lectern

Mark my words, this cabinet will lean more to the left/right than some people have predicted. I’m not naming those people - doesn’t help my case. Just need to fill hard while essentially nothing is happening.

No, sure, that's great. No edits needed.

Weirdest looking trophy in sports

Look, has any twenty-first century England forward not played golf with Trump?

Heart breaks for Argentina. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer team. And they’re taking it so well, a credit to themselves

The thing is, this team was dignity itself when knocking out England so they won’t be used to this

Also, heck is this music undercutting the on pitch reaction? Am I on a train with some people with no sense of social propriety

Spain winning the World Cup and therefore having to consider them an elite nation felt too modern for my tastes back in 2010. Having to respect a second much younger Torres is beyond the pale, however much Argentina absolutely cannot win this

Over under on 8.5 Argentines finishing this game

Oh NOW an attacker standing on a defender’s foot is the worst thing ever

Could be Chalobah tournament debut in final

0-0 dog of a final is USA World Cup heritage

All the deranged conspiracising about the Fabian Society has been a calculated distraction by the REAL shadowy power brokers.

Saka walking round like a nervous groom before the very telegraphed ball handover was lovely there

I mean any comparisons with the Argentina game are as mad as “why can’t this WWE guy hack it in the UFC?”

Even the BBC are playing their squad men for tonight's coverage. Not even using a first teamer like Mark "Chappers" Chapman to anchor it

Look I know the final is tomorrow but this panel is too b-team

England, a team who are reluctant to run, beating France, a team who are reluctant to walk.

Chalobahhhhhhhhhhh like Aguero for 10-0

Latest cope: five Spaniards and Argentines fail drugs test and who is world champion?

Promised 99,000. I reckon we'll be able to trim to 106-7k. Then the tough stuff begins.

gonna start talking like this to my boss

Ok this is woke www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bang on, this. If there's no news then bang out a long read on something obscure but which usually ends up being buried when there *is* news.

Not reading this because no log in but surely it can’t just be a “P” right? If partner A does 15 minutes pick up/drop off and B 5 hours pre/post nursery this can’t be equal P status surely?

Grievance number 242: didn't come up a lot, but Reece James' crossing was absolutely pathetic this tournament. Barely Konsa level.

This stuff really is incredibly grating

Lot of negativity here for a team that has just made the bronze FINAL