The blue on blue leadership race is under way, with both Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss laying our their store, each claiming they are best-placed to keep Labour on the Opposition Benches. We've now got six weeks of this, with 12 regional hustings, where Members will have to decide who to back. The BBC was forced into paying damages to Tiggy Pettifer, the ex-nanny to Princes William and Harry, over false claims made about her to obtain a 1995 Princess Diana interview. Why it has taken this long for the BBC to put the record straight is quite beyond me, but I am not surprised bearing in mind how far this public broadcaster has sunk in recent years. Baroness Heather Hallett, Chairman of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, gave a speech formally opening the public inquiry this morning, setting out an outline of how the inquiry will be ordered and conducted. And in the US, President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID. His press secretary announced the news, adding that the president is "experiencing very mild symptoms".