Iain Dale: The bandwagon is beginning to roll. And on its side is a poster proclaiming: “Gove for Leader”

Plus: Cameron is formidable. How does Boris get away with it? And: the BBC’s disgraceful sacking of Tony Blackburn as cover for its mistakes over Savile.

Garvan Walshe: The Syria peace deal is this generation’s Yalta

Syrians will remember the promises we made and failed to keep for generations.

Henry Hill: Cameron backs Villiers as Nationalists demand she resign

Also: Mundell unconvinced by SNP threats; Welsh Tory leader backs Brexit; Davidson throws down new powers gauntlet; and more.

Rebecca Coulson: Anti-semitism is a reason to approve of Israel

It not a considered argument against Judaism or its followers’ interpretations of their faith; it is base, unthinking hatred.

Nick Timothy: The EU decision is hugely important, but not more important than everything else

For the sake of the country, let us disagree politely and respect each others’ sincerity. We must avoid the mistakes of the past.

Nadhim Zahawi MP: Why I have decided to vote for Britain to leave the EU

I believe that a change in our relationship with Europe could provide a fantastic opportunity to achieve this greater Britain we all want to see.

Iain Dale: If Boris backs Leave and becomes leader, it will stink

Plus: Montgomerie’s legacy. This referendum is a pathetic attempt to hoodwink the British people. Two LibDems in a room at the same time. And: I meet Alex James, not Alex James.

Daniel Hannan: If the UK were not already a member of the European Union, would we vote to join it?

In the 1970s, European integration looked like a modern project. Now it looks tired, outdated and wrongheaded.

From Reggie to Dessie: Davis goes on tour – “like Gladstone, but without the sense of humour”

Plus: Boris wrecks the Black and White Ball. Colonel Simpson meets the Romanovs. Soames contra mundum. And: swimming lessons with Penny Mordaunt.

Henry Hill: Davidson puts homes at heart of Holyrood campaign

Also: Davies savages Plaid for “grubby” pact attempt; Scottish Labour back SNP in devolution confrontation; Momentum refuse Ulster branch; and more.

Ruth Davidson: Scottish Labour are too weak to argue for Trident – so it’s our responsibility to be strong

The Government should put the question to the House now, in the interests of national security.

Iain Dale: The case for Davis leading the Leave Campaign

Plus: Wollaston shames Cameron. Galloway menaces Khan. And: David Laws’ memoirs will leave one politician a very unhappy bunny.

Lewis Baston: The Balfour Gambit failed altogether in 1906. But don’t rule out a future Prime Minister trying it again.

There may be a strange applicability for the future in the circumstances that led to the Liberals’ sweeping electoral triumph in 1906.

Garvan Walshe: Aleppo’s peril shows how we misread the failure in Iraq

The lesson is not that military intervention never works – it is that it will fail strategically without proper reconstruction.

Henry Hill: Now Sturgeon accuses Tories of sabotaging talks

Also: Senior Plaid AM refuses to rule out Conservative pact; Villiers pressed for historical investigations cash; Labour try to pressure SNP with tax pledge; Welsh UKIP in turmoil; and more.