Where we are:

* Wes Streeting will make no move today because of King’s Speech

* I’m told at least 3 cabinet ministers attempted to speak to Keir Starmer after cabinet, but were rebuffed

* MPs amazed at the bullish messages coming from No.10. “They’re goading the PLP” one says

— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) May 13, 2026

The Pentagon is considering renaming the war with Iran as "Operation Sledgehammer" in the event of a ceasefire failure and the resumption of major combat operations by Trump, – NBC reports pic.twitter.com/141V6NrMgs

— Sprinter Press Agency (@SprinterPress) May 13, 2026

"We have millions of young people who are 100% French and 100% Malian, 100% French and Algerian, 100% French and Senegalese, and so on…"

French President Macron stated that French-speaking Africans are 100% French, and that anti-French narratives in Africa are being promoted… pic.twitter.com/qmgCLLfwNa

— Sprinter Press Agency (@SprinterPress) May 13, 2026