Donald Trump is in town and Boris Johnson is doing almost everything he can to avoid being seen with his guest.
Normally Prime Ministers seize the chance to be photographed alongside the US President as a means of burnishing their credentials as a world statesman or woman.
Mr Johnson is not even holding a one-to-one meeting with Trump, who flew in last night for the NATO summit , for fear the association will play badly with voters.
Being seen with a populist is, ironically, not a popular move.
The Conservatives are also anxious the unpredictable American leader will use an interview or one of this Twitter rants to either attack Jeremy Corbyn, which would be seen as badge of honour for the Labour leader, or fuel the row about US firms eyeing up the NHS.
If the Tories are so fearful of the President’s behaviour it hardly fills you with confidence in their ability to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the US.
If he cannot be trusted to keep schtum for two days how can he be trusted to act in our interests on a more substantive matter?
Mr Corbyn is understandably seeking to exploit the visit to his maximum advantage and has been goading Trump by writing to him directly to demand the NHS is kept off the table in any post-Brexit deal.
Will the toddler-in-chief be able to resist hitting back?
This is traditionally the week when the main political parties start to panic.
The Conservatives are worried their lead is being whittled away; Labour is worried the surge has come too late.
If we believe the polls then the squeeze has started to happen .
A Tory lead of double figures is now down to between seven to nine points.
If Labour can continue to persuade Lib Dem voters to vote tactically and its former voters to come back to the fold then we could be in hung parliament territory.
More experienced Labour folk have been here before.
Many say it feels a lot like 1992 when they thought they would finally end thirteen years of Tory rule only for John Major to snatch victory.
The mood on the ground is far from optimistic with candidates and canvassers saying Jeremy Corbyn remains the biggest obstacle to persuading people to vote Labour.
“They don’t like him and they don’t trust him,” said one Labour activist who spent the weekend knocking doors in an East Midlands marginal.
Another was slightly more positive, saying former Labour voters were more likely to sit on their hands than put Boris Johnson in No 10.
There are grumbles the leadership is targeting resources at seats being contested by candidates loyal to Jeremy rather than swing constituencies.
Eyebrows have been raised at the decision to field Rebecca Long-Bailey and Richard Burgon , both allies of Corbyn, in the seven-way television debates rather than more experienced performers such as Emily Thornberry, Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner or Jonathan Ashworth.
I happen to think Long-Bailey did well but the decision to give her such as prominent platform has fuelled speculation the Labour leadership is more interested in succession planning than election winning.
To be fair to Corbyn there was a similar mood of dejection in 2017 and the media, by and large, failed to pick up on his surge right up until polling day.
Labour has a good retail offer on the doorstep and a strong campaign base.
The Tories have fewer grassroots supporters and a single offer - Get Brexit done - that is dubious and limited in its popularity.
It would be ironic if Johnson, who came to power by promising to be the antidote to Theresa May’s caution, came unstuck because he ran a safety-first and unimaginative campaign.
Today's agenda:
Boris Johnson is campaigning in Wiltshire.
10.30am - Jeremy Corbyn is on This Morning and at 12.30pm the Jeremy Vine show.
3pm - Boris Johnson holds talks with Emmanuel,Macron, Recip Erdogan and Angela Merkel in Downing Street.
4pm - Hands off our NHS rally in Trafalgar Square.
5.15pm - Buckingham Palace reception for NATO leaders.
7.30pm - No10 reception for NATO leaders.
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