After downplaying the dangers of coronavirus for months, Donald Trump inevitably contracts it and ends up in hospital, where he’s experimented on and proceeds to claim victory over the virus. He is by no means the only covidiot in politics.

Once again Boris Johnson insists we’re to blame for the spike in cases, and definitely not his government’s disastrous track and trace operation, or his exhortations to enjoy the summer.

We look at the tug of war between Westminster and leaders of our big northern cities, as further restrictions appear inevitable.

We try to figure out what Trump’s covid diagnosis means for what’s left of the US election campaign, ponder the growing rift between Keir Starmer and cuddly Unite boss Uncle Len McCluskey, and identify Britain’s most experienced Cabinet minister — an answer that may leave you terrified.

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