The top story today, and presumably for the next five weeks, is that Britain is set for its first December election since 1923. The bill allowing for the snap poll on 12 December passed the Commons last night, and is making its way through the Lords today. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the campaign would be “tough”, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn claimed it would offer a “once-in-a-generation” chance to change the country. More on this everywhere you turn for the foreseeable future.
The campaign group Grenfell United, which represents survivors and bereaved families, has attacked the leak of the independent report into the fire as “unacceptable”. The report, which has already featured heavily in the Telegraph but is not due to be published until later today, is expected to focus heavily on mistakes by the fire brigade, not those by politicians or business.
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