Ex-Post Office chair gives details of ‘stitch up’ which he says led to Badenoch making false claims about his sacking – as it happened

Letter from former Post Office chair Henry Staunton gives new details on conversations. This live blog is closed

Sir Mark Rowley has hit back at Rishi Sunak's criticism of the policing of anti-war protests, dismissing claims officers are failing to enforce the law as inaccurate" and claiming officers were being branded as woke and fascist" at the same time.

The Metropolitan police commissioner spoke out on Tuesday after police leaders were last week summoned to a summit at Downing Street.

We're always operating in a very challenging political environments where tensions remain high and hate crime is still a long way above pre-October 7 levels.

Policing is used to being criticised. But where it isn't justified, I do worry about the impact it has on our officers and staff, and on public confidence as we strive to operate without fear or favour.

In February, two separate YouGov polls showed that most Britons would prefer the government prioritise public spending over tax cuts ...

A variation of that same question which more explicitly notes that the cuts would be on taxes that everyday people pay" closes the gap considerably, with 41% supporting tax cuts in this scenario, although this is still lower than the 47% who would prefer to put money towards public services.