Inside Politics: Boris Johnson ‘constantly lobbied by phone’

One Tory official claims the PM is bombarded by influence-seekers, while No 10 denies Johnson was asked to change his mobile number, writes Adam Forrest

Boris Johnson sips a pint on the local election campaign trail (PA)

You could blame Brexit for a lot of things. But the demise of the European Super League? Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli – one of the key instigators of the whole thing – has blamed Brexit and the suspicious attitude of English clubs towards Europe for the collapse of his “beautiful project”. How Boris Johnson must hanker for the glory days of the Brexit wars – his own beautiful project – when everything could be blamed on the Europeans. The PM is currently struggling under the pressure of the Dyson scandal, and his government’s rather unfortunate habit of dealing with rich people via matey text messages.

Inside the bubble

Deputy political editor Rob Merrick on what to look out for today: