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Over 50 British former diplomats and UN officials signed a letter to Keir Starmer urging the UK to recognise Palestinian statehood. Former UK ambassador to the UN Sir Jeremy Greenstock says the foreign secretary's rhetoric was not enough and 'needs to be followed up by action'.

"We've got to the state where a man is arrested for carrying a joke." Private Eye editor Ian Hislop on the arrest of a man under the Terrorism Act for holding up a cartoon from the magazine during a protest against the ban of the group Palestine Action at the weekend. #BBCPM

This evening #BBCPM is broadcasting live from the seafront in Hastings, where @EvanHD is taking stock of the seaside economy as the school holidays are underway 🏖️ Join us at 5 on @BBCRadio4 @BBCSound 🔊

"Turning to strikes before exhausting all the other options really does feel irresponsible." Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers, speaks to #BBCPM as the BMA confirm that a five-day doctors' strike by its members due to start in England on Friday will go ahead.

"18 million people of working age aren't saving anything for their pension." Sir Ian Cheshire, who is on the government's revived Pensions Commission, tells @EvanHD we need a change in culture to get people to save for pensions earlier. #BBCPM

“We’ve got to see that redistribution – a wealth tax.” Rachael Maskell, one of four Labour MPs suspended for defying party orders, calls for a wealth tax and for MPs' salaries to be reduced. #BBCPM

“Nothing should really match.” The first dilemma that Cabinet faced at Chequers last week seemed to be the dress code: smart casual. Ministers’ clothing choices did not go unnoticed. William Hanson, Etiquette Coach, enlightens #BBCPM on what the ambiguous dress code entails.

Sir Keir Starmer has suspended four MPs from Labour ‘for persistent breaches of party discipline.’ John McTernan, former advisor to Tony Blair, tells #BBCPM why he thinks Rachael Maskell's suspension in particular is 'petty and vindictive'.

“Will another generous pay rise change this?” Resident doctors in England have voted to go on strike. But not all of them support it. Phillip, a resident doctor training to be a GP, tells #BBCPM why he voted against the strike.

Thousands of Afghans moved to the UK under a secret scheme set up after a British official accidentally leaked their data. The previous government learned of the breach in 2023 when details appeared online. Armed forces minister Luke Pollard speaks to #BBCPM about the costs.

Can you brie-lieve it’s comté this? 🧀 With a crackdown on imports of unpasteurised French and Italian cheeses due to cattle disease, expert Danielle Bliss talks us through the local substitutes dairy devotees can make. #BBCPM

"There's some real failures here." Dame Caroline Dinenage, Conservative chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, speaks to #BBCPM about a BBC documentary on Gaza which has been found to have breached editorial guidelines.

Yorkshire is the first UK county to face a hosepipe ban this year amid an extended dry weather spell. Nicola Shaw is the CEO of Yorkshire Water, and shared her tips for saving water during this period.

Should smartphones at gigs be banned? Bob Dylan is banning them at his gigs, whereas videos of the Oasis concerts are all over the internet. Karen Kelly will be at Heaton Park filming Oasis tonight. She tells #BBCPM why she’ll be recording on her phone.

All-inclusive family package holidays from the UK to places such as the United Arab Emirates, Spain and Turkey have jumped in price. Travel Editor for The Sun @lisaminot tells @EvanHD why this is happening and why being flexible might be the key to a good deal this year.

“No one else has one like this” Jane Birkin’s original Hermes bag has been sold for nearly £7.5m in Paris today. Carol Woolton, accessories expert and host of the podcast ‘If Jewels Could Talk’, tells @EvanHD how Birkin herself inspired its creation.

Resident doctors will strike for five days due to a ‘21% erosion in pay since 2008’. @EvanHD asks Dr Melissa Ryan, Co-chair of BMA Resident Doctor’s Committee, why this has been calculated using RPI, rather than the UK standard inflation measure – CPI. #BBCPM

“I’m not sure why we do that” Comedian Tony Hawks is not convinced inheritances are good for society. He spoke to #BBCPM about how his own personal circumstances inspired his new Radio 4 programme – Tony Hawks is Giving Nothing Away. Listen here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m…

“If you’re willing to accept a liver, you should be willing to donate.” The number of patients in the UK waiting for lifesaving organ transplants has reached a record high. Claire’s son was one of them. She told #BBCPM how an organ donor saved his life when he was a baby.

‘It’s the patients who will pay the price.' On the 25th July resident doctors will strike for five days over pay. Nick Hulme, Chief Executive of the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust outlines the impact it will have. #BBCPM