Keir Starmer has confirmed that Diane Abbott is now free to stand as a Labour MP in Hackney North. Plus: Donald Trump has been found guilty of of 34 felony offences in a New York Court; and the IDF have flattened the Jabalia refugee camp. With Dalia Gebrial and NoJusticeMTG.  

Labour’s purge of its political left continues apace – with more candidates being barred from contesting the upcoming general election. Plus: Starmer’s party decide a paid Israel lobbyist is a suitable parliamentary candidate; and the Green Party launch their general election campaign in Bristol. With Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean.

Labour are under fire over the party leadership’s appalling treatment of veteran MP Dianne Abbott. We speak to Martin Forde KC about the state of the party. With Michael Walker.

IDF have released their initial findings into fires that were caused by an Israeli airstrike and that led to the deaths of at least 50 people in Rafah. Plus: Labour has blocked Dianne Abbott from standing as a candidate at the general election; and the Tories have announced another new policy targeted at older voters. […]

Israel has attacked displaced Palestinians in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, killing at least 45 people and injuring dozens more in airstrikes. Plus: the Tory general election campaign has faced a disaster start; and the co-founder of Human Rights Watch has declared that Israel is conducting a genocide in Gaza. With Michael Walker and Crystal.