Today’s news that the Grenfell inquiry will not look into broader questions of social housing policy is a wasted opportunity.

Disappointingly, the inquiry will only look into the actions of Kensington and Chelsea Council in the run up to the tragedy.

This steep hike to rail fares will be a bitter blow for passengers struggling with overcrowded and unreliable trains.

Even if the government’s plans for new customs arrangements with the EU were agreed to by the EU, these proposals will only delay the economic pain caused by leaving the customs union.

It has emerged that the joint position on Brexit agreed in an article by Philip Hammond and Liam Fox was not even cleared with Brexit Secretary David Davis.

Today’s news that the Garden Bridge project has been officially scrapped is very welcome. The entire project was a “scandalous waste of public funds.”