Boris’ Boys and Girls: The Conservative Commons Intake of 2019

More women. Fewer minorities. Lots of councillors and former candidates. And fewer married people. Our complete guide to the new intake of Tory MPs.

Henry Hill: New decade, old story? Smith’s Stormont deal under fire from Tory MPs and Ulster parties

Also: Scottish Conservative leadership candidates set out how they’ll take the fight to the SNP; Jack says no referendum re-run in Sturgeon’s lifetime.

Smith’s plan for Northern Ireland undercuts the Government on veterans and Brexit

Setting aside the Ulster-specific sections, the proposals for reviving Stormont pledges frictionless trade with the mainland and a commitment on legacy prosecutions.

The Withdrawal Agreement Bill passes – the UK is leaving the European Union

The final tally is 330 votes to 231 – a decisive margin.

Henry Hill: Carlaw sets out his stall as the Scottish Tory leadership contest begins

Also: Struggle to succeed Corbyn puts spotlight on Labour divisions over Scotland; and Jack has even more reasons to refuse Sturgeon’s referendum demands.

Reform of the Supreme Court will fail without reform in Parliament

New Labour’s project of divesting power from the Commons cannot be reversed unless MPs are prepared to take up those responsibilities again.

Sunak is our readers’ ‘One to Watch’ for 2020. Our survey.

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury wins decisively with over half the vote. Johnny Mercer was the runner up, with more than a quarter.

Members think Johnson should honour his pledge on the 40p rate – our survey

They support raising the threshold by two to one – a useful reminder that the Prime Minister cannot ignore his Party’s base.

Triumphator Johnson – our final Cabinet League Table of 2019

The Prime Minister heads a Cabinet whose stock has risen markedly in the wake of this month’s decisive election victory.

The end of the Independent Group for Change, and farewell to ‘Parliament’s new tribe’

Having misjudged their message, their methods, and their moment, it is astonishing the extent to which the self-styled moderates squandered their resources.

The Withdrawal Agreement Bill passes Second Reading – 358 to 234

The Prime Minister says that the Government is now “one step closer to getting Brexit done” as his majority breaks the deadlock in Parliament.

Henry Hill: What the election tells us about the Tory position in Wales and Scotland

The Party actually gained ground in both nations – but the Scots were overtaken by a Nationalist surge, whilst the Welsh were not.

“My Government will embark on an ambitious programme of domestic reform”. The Queen’s Speech – full text

Although Brexit is the headline, the spotlight is on a range of measures aimed at schools, the NHS, the police, and the justice system.

As of last week, the Tories are Britain’s working-class party

The Prime Minister’s victory is on the same scale as Thatcher’s, but of a different kind. The implications of that could be huge.

A good election for the pollsters, but most still under-estimated the Tories

The result will probably offer some respite to an industry which has previously come in for a lot of flak from certain quarters for misrepresenting the state of the race.