The poor bloody infantry: why people join political parties

A new study asks good questions without providing good answers.

Vox pub in West Bromwich: “I will definitely vote for Boris, liar, cheat and fool!”

These West Midlands voters in Tom Watson’s seat care deeply about Brexit and see the Prime Minister as their champion.

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: The post-Bercow era has dawned

The candidates for the Speakership competed to show how different they will be from the man who has just stepped down.

Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Positively the final performance of the Westminster pantomime with its present cast

The Speaker is retiring, so is the Father of the House, but the Prime Minister looks confident of getting several encores.

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Johnson compares Corbyn to Fidel Castro, Goldilocks and Count Dracula

The Prime Minister reminded the House of his formidable abilities as an electioneer.

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Either Johnson or Corbyn looks likely to die in a ditch

This inconclusive squabble about whether to hold a general election cannot go on.

Skelton on One Nation, and how Tories must take the lead in reviving towns which have been left to rot

The patriotic, Brexit-voting working class, neglected for decades by Labour, must now be championed by the Conservatives.

Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Johnson shows a Dickensian ability to tell the truth by exaggerating it

He increased the pressure on Labour to facilitate a Brexit deal by reminding everyone that he is a formidable electioneer.

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: MPs are almost up to the level of events, but not quite

The Prime Minister, though brought to a standstill by the loss of the second vote, continues to convey a sense of direction.

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Does Corbyn really want to stop this Bill?

The Prime Minister made it as easy as he could for Labour MPs to support the Bill, and the Leader of the Opposition did not make it very hard.

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Instead of the Falklands War, Letwin sells MPs an insurance policy

May gave Johnson her full backing, and so, after the vote, did Letwin.

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Magnanimous Johnson, lover of Europe, establishes himself on the moral high ground

He presented a clear choice between his deal and the people’s wrath.

Johnson strikes a blow for freedom – and confounds his critics

By reaching a deal in Brussels, the Tory anarchist has exceeded what the official classes and conventional wisdom supposed was possible.

Johnson the negotiator has been more robust than May – but less instransigent

By being so scornful, his critics have set a low bar for him. We are about to see whether he can astonish them by bounding over it.

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Corbyn the Puritan takes on Johnson the Merry Englander

The start of the debate on the Queen’s Speech showed how the general election will be fought.