Michel Barnier says Britain could avoid having to join the single currency, but free movement is non-negotiableMinisters are seeking to end the “wild west” of parked ebikes blocking pavements, as they attempt to crack down on antisocial behaviour such as cyclists jumping red lights, Peter Walker reports.Good morning. Andy Burnham is back from the Commonwealth summit, but the Commons is on mini-recess until Tuesday, and there is not much in the political diary for today. But Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, will be holding a press conference, which means reporters will have the chance to ask him why his eve-of-poll “I don’t go with the consensus that Trump is going to get smashed” prediction turned out to be so wrong.But what is, and what remains unnegotiable, is the condition to join the single market. There is no negotiation possible. No possible negotiation on any kind of cherry-picking or the single market ‘a la carte’. The UK knows quite perfectly the condition to be part of and to rejoin the single market and the customs union. Continue reading...