A top acting State Department official deleted at least half a dozen tweets that ridiculed his new boss, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, including ones calling him “low IQ” and repeating a false rumor about Rubio’s sexuality. The president posted a column from conservative activist Charlie Kirk telling people to stop complaining about egg prices.

A lawyer tasked with probing bullying allegations against Reform MP Rupert Lowe has denied telling him there is ‘no credible evidence’ to back up the investigation. It is the latest twist in a rough few days for Nigel Farage’s party,

Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice has said “difficult decisions” were made after Rupert Lowe was suspended from the party and reported to the police amid claims of bullying and “threats of physical violence”.