Henry Hill: Will devolution force us to exit lockdown at the speed of the slowest?

In order to maintain a UK-wide approach, the infrastructure for a ‘test, trace, and track’ strategy has to be in place across the board at the same time.

Trust in the BBC hasn’t collapsed – but it can’t afford to ignore the creeping rot of polarisation

Both sides must recognise that the Corporation as a whole can be performing well whilst its political coverage alienates Conservatives.

Sunak continues to soar in our latest Cabinet League Table

But overall the air goes out of the scores a little, with Hancock and Patel recording significant falls. Raab bucks the trend and regains the podium.

Henry Hill: Ministers might face a tricky task finding a one-nation route to easing lockdown

It may prove easier to maintain coordination when imposing the rules than easing them, especially if regional variegation is called for.

Henry Hill: Carlaw complains to the BBC about its coverage of the Scottish Government

Also: Supermarkets reject Drakeford’s bid to shift blame for deliveries fiasco; Welsh health minister faces calls to resign; and more.

Henry Hill: Scottish Conservatives put the spotlight on Covid-19’s constitutional consequences

Also: Welsh Labour demand less alignment with London on coronavirus policy; and Sinn Fein isolated in objecting to Army support in Northern Ireland.

The Corbynites may have handed Starmer a stick with which to beat them – the ICO

The leaked report undoubtedly poses serious difficulties, but it may also offer a chance to move decisively against the previous regime.

Lockdown can’t last forever, but it is necessary

Unless you think the projected caseload was wrong by an order of magnitude, it was the only way to buy time.

Henry Hill: Labour’s new leader sets the party against Scottish independence… but toward federalist folly

By taking refuge once again in his party’s only idea, Starmer puts himself behind even Gordon Brown in his constitutional thinking.

Raab’s position is constitutionally solid – but could get politically precarious

So long as the Prime Minister is available to make the really big calls – or has left clear instructions or authorisation – the Foreign Secretary can deputise.

The new Shadow Cabinet in full

As the likes of Gardiner and Burgon depart the front bench, is the team that will follow Sir Keir Starmer into the first Labour-led government since 2010?

A new Leader of the Opposition: the results in full

It looks like a comprehensive rout for the hard left, with neither Long-Bailey nor Burgon getting close in their respective contests.

Sunak soars to our highest-ever standing in this month’s Cabinet League Table

Matt Hancock also sees a 20-point rise in his approval rating to take third place as the Covid-19 crisis reshapes British politics.

Henry Hill: Anger grows as devolution hinders coordinated response to the Covid-19 crisis

Also: Opposition parties force the SNP to abandon a bid to suspend trial by jury; and more good reading on the fallout from Alex Salmond’s acquittal.

The rights and wrongs of closing the borders

Raab and Patel advocate the positions of their departments, which are based on different concerns and priorities. It is for the Prime Minister to decide.