No 10 rejects claim Sunak ‘dithering’ over whether to order inquiry into claims Braverman broke ministerial code – as it happened

6.01pm BST

Early evening summary

• Suella Braverman, the home secretary, has rushed out fresh curbs on international students who come to study in the UK amid growing pressure on the home secretary over her conduct in office.

• No 10 has rejected claims that Rishi Sunak is dithering as he considers whether to order an inquiry into claims that Braverman broke the ministerial code by asking officials to arrange a private speed awareness course for her. The story first emerged on Saturday night. (See 4.30pm.)

• Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, has insisted that inflation has “turned the corner”, despite the UK being hit with the fastest annual growth in food prices since the 1970s amid the cost of living crisis.

• The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its forecasts for UK growth, saying the country will no longer fall into recession this year, but warned the government against tax cuts it said would fuel inflation and result in a long period of high interest rates.

• Ministers are to double funding for the government’s flagship tutoring programme.

A campaigner wearing a Rishi Sunak mask pouring oil over the world as part of an Extinction Rebellion protest outside Shell’s AGM. Photograph: Guy Bell/Shutterstock

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80% of voters, including 55% of Tory supporters, think Britain needs fresh team of leaders, poll suggests

The polling firm Ipsos has published its latest political monitor polling round-up. There is a faint glimmer of hope for the Conservatives in the voting intention figures which, while still giving Labour a big lead, suggest that it has been shrinking a bit in recent months.

Voting intention. Photograph: Ipsos

But most of the other charts in the document will make grim reading for Rishi Sunak. Perhaps one of the most significant is this one, showing that 80% of people – and 55% of Conservative supporters – think Britain needs a fresh team of leaders. This matters because “time for a change” is one of the strongest campaign messages in politics.

Polling from political monitor. Photograph: Ipsos

Updated at 5.52pm BST