The culture of “special measures” prepares to counter the threat of the virus

And the threat to the NHS seems distant enough to experiment with the relaxation of the two metre rule.

Maurisa Coleman: Why I, as a black Briton, am appalled by the Left’s gesture politics

We need to be proactive, and champion those universal values that we all share. And BAME conservatives need to be articulating and leading it.

Neil O’Brien: Like fax machines, pagers and your old macarena CD, it’s time to bin the 1990s

The ideas of that decade are still with us, staggering around like a zombie in a garish “Global Hypercolor” t-shirt.

Polling snapshot. Coming out of lockdown, Starmer’s election and disillusion with the Government are returning us to politics as normal.

There is no evidence from the poll of polls that the Dominic Cummings affair speeded up what has been a steady Tory decline since mid-April.

Shanker Singham: As Johnson prepares to talk to Von der Leyen, here’s how to end the row over the Northern Ireland protocol

Like it or not, the EU agreed to two customs territories on the island of Ireland – and a solution to the disagreement flows from that fact.

The Government needs to get a grip on public order policing

In 2020 as in 2011, senior officers have put the well-being of rioters and vandals over the protection of public and private property. This must change.

Johnson and Jenrick may want to reform planning, but will millions of homeowners let them?

A new collection of essays from Policy Exchange shows up some of the glaring defects of the planning system.

The Government has held 86 Coronavirus press conferences. How many has Coffey fronted? None. Why?

If the Prime Minister doesn’t have confidence in his most senior Ministers, it’s impossible to see how anyone else can.

Iain Dale: Gandhi was racist against black Africans. So by the rioters’ own reasoning, his statue should come tumbling down.

Plus: Ferguson’s evidence, two metres distance, Desmond’s donation, Jenrick’s response.

Andrew Green: We cannot responsibly fling our doors open to three million Hong Kongers

This is 25 times the number of skilled work permits issued each year to non-EU citizens and their dependants.

Slave Lives Matter. The anti-slavery campaign that every Conservative should join.

Building on May’s legacy will mean grinding, attritional work – which the hard left and extremist parties are neither interested in nor capable of doing.

Stephen Booth: Barnier sees the need for compromise. The question is whether EU member states will let him.

He was sent in to play hardball with the UK – on the expectation it would cave into demands. But this assumption has been proven wrong.

John Redwood: Cabinet ratings have taken a tumble. My analysis of what’s behind the figures.

A recent ConservativeHome survey demonstrated a sharp decline in ratings for Tory politicians. How can they stop these becoming permanent?

Khan, statues, the Left – and why the Government must take a stand

With their huge majority from last year, courage is expected of Ministers. For all our sakes, they must speak out.

Daniel Hannan: One man driving to Durham imperils the nation’s health. But lots of protesters in London don’t. Have we all gone mad?

Sitting in a park is selfish, but organising a mass demonstration in a park is wonderful, and schools should still stay closed. Seriously?