Highlights

But beware, Prime Minister: there is no divine right of parties any more than there was a divine right of kings.

So far, the UK is emerging as a potential leader on the international stage – a stark contrast to Britain’s policy of the 1990s.

The fourth part of a ConHome series this week on Levelling Up as the Government’s White Paper nears publication.

Voters at this week’s by-election in Old Bexley and Sidcup are angry with the Prime Minister, but do not appear to have settled on anyone better.

Leavers and Remainers have been premature to judge this major constitutional change.

Here are three measures the Department of Education should take to stop this from happening.

Some of the arguments for a directly elected or mayoral model seem to be set up against a straw man.

The Paterson affair aftermath also plunges the Chief Whip into the red. Meanwhile, Truss celebrates a year at the top.

The Leader of the House hits back at their recent Times letter – and the belief that unelected people are better than elected ones.

Ours are no longer competitive by global standards, and the Government needs a new supply-side agenda.

The second part of a ConHome series this week on Levelling Up as the Government’s White Paper nears publication.

Across 14 issues we polled at IPSOS Mori, it was the only one where 2019 Tory voters were more negative than positive about the party.

Which suggests they think that being an MP is not a “job” – unlike a majority of the wider public, it seems.

In the run up to the White Paper on Levelling Up, our interview with the former Chancellor opens this week’s ConHome series on localism.

We should never forget the millions of people who are “just about managing” – they will find it harder to budget over the next few months.