Jon Craig

Good to hear that our friends in the Daily Mail newsroom are watching Sky News!

New Holborn & St Pancras MP Sagal Abdi-Wali @Sagal_AW makes her maiden speech in Commons as Budget debate continues. Well received by MPs & warmly praised by @AlecShelbrooke who followed her.

Tabbyloid journalism! cbsnews.com/video/larry-the-…

Read my story on Politics Hub on Patrick Stewart: the Labour backer ‘from outer space’ news.sky.com/share/12593360

Defiant PM defends ‘Gogglebox’ double act news.sky.com/share/13602916

I see on the Commons order paper that the Committee on Standards had a private meeting in room 5 at 9.45am today. Hmm. Interesting?

Conference cough? At just before 4.55pm, Tory chief whip Rebecca Harris came into Commons chamber with what looked like a lozenge for Kemi Badenoch, passed it to Tom Tugendhat, who gave it to the Tory leader. She unwrapped it & gave wrapper back to shadow foreign sec. Teamwork!

Veteran Labour grandee from the Blair years tells me ahead of Andy Burnham’s speech: “This must be the first conference for many years where no-one’s plotting against the leader!”

@UniteSharon Graham gives 1st interview at Labour conference to Sky News: Burnham, social care, Healey/Budget, Heathrow delay, rejoining EU & Len McCluskey accusing her of “throwing innuendos, smears, half truths & lies” at him over Unite Birmingham hotel.

Mrs Craig with some new friends.

Final day of last home game at Oval this season. Defeat by Glamorgan, but Surrey escape drop to Div 2, thank goodness!

Read my report in Sky News Politics Hub on a Labour chancellor called Healey entertaining union barons in Downing St. Exclusive: Leak from No 10 reveals Starmer's plan to stay in power - and the policies borrowed by Burnham news.sky.com/story/politics-…

Breaking news: Larry has caught a mouse!

Look who waited to greet the union leaders who are meeting John Healey this afternoon.

Read my Postcard from Brighton - TUC conference diary on the Sky News politics hub and see what was on the menu at the General Council dinner. news.sky.com/story/politics-…

Sharon Graham, who as gen sec reduced Unite’s funding of Labour, tells me in Sky News interview on party funding: “For individual donors there must be a cap. There just has to be a cap. We should do something quickly. What Labour needs to do is get it done, get it done quick.”

Unions demand tax grab on banks to cut energy bills. news.sky.com/share/12593360

Not my usual location for a 10pm live broadcast!

The doctor MP who wants to cure London’s ills as mayor… news.sky.com/share/12593360

Yes, tomorrow’s Commons statement on Gaza will be by Ed Miliband, who last week promised MPs a “comprehensive reset” on Middle East.