Inside Politics: MI5 gets dragged into Priti Patel’s Home Office row

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Close working relationships can sour so easily. Mel C has revealed how she was almost booted out of the Spice Girls after telling Victoria Beckham to “f*** off” in an offstage clash. Dominic Cummings will be hoping 2 can become 1 again after reported clashes with Boris Johnson over hirings and firings while the PM was offstage in Kent last week. Johnson will no doubt want to put a bit of zigazig ah back into their relationship at the beginning of a big week – there’s the row at the Home Office to sort out, and a trade deal mandate to finalise before talks with the EU turn spicy. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing.

Inside the bubble

Our political correspondent Lizzy Buchan on what to look out for at Westminster today: