Victoria Hewson: Has the Government shelved the Gender Recognition Act Reform?

With the Coronavirus engulfing parliamentary discussions, the legislation looks on hold for now.

Neil O’Brien: We are on a terrible course. But some people are still messing about as though this were a game.

With the bazooka being well-wielded by Sunak, it seems almost churlish to suggest some further things the Treasury could do. But here are three.

Iain Dale: The moment when the virus became real to me

Plus: Some of the measures which the Government is taking weren’t necessary even during the supreme national crisis of World War Two.

Henry Hill: Sturgeon abandons bid for 2020 independence referendum due to epidemic

Also: schools and businesses shut down across the nation; DUP slammed in ‘cash-for-ash’ report; and Salmond’s trial continues.

Stephen Booth: A decision on extending Brexit transition will be made sooner rather than later

The bigger challenge is likely to be implementing whatever results from this year’s talks, be it a “Canada-style” deal or “Australia-style” no deal.

Ryan Bourne: The upside-world of virus economics. And why we free marketeers must adapt our usual ways of thinking.

The theoretical aim of policy then should be bridging over what is hopefully a short pause in activity – eliminating near-term distress for households and businesses.

Daniel Hannan: The Coronavirus. Our instincts are likelier to push us into over-reacting than the reverse.

One of the most dangerous sequences in politics goes like this. “Something must be done. Here’s something. Let’s do it.”

James Frayne: The challenges of the Coronavirus to working families outside the prosperous South East

What about the impact on domestic violence, with everyone stuck in their own homes? And on those with serious but non-life threatening health problems?

Richard Holden: How the Budget will help former Red Wall seats in the north – like the one I represent

The fact that Darlington station was explicitly addressed in his statement is a great sign of how swiftly the Chancellor has mastered the detail of his brief.

David Gauke: How Sunak can do his best to ensure that Big State Conservatism is a success

If we are going to need to raise a lot of money in tax, this needs to be done in a way which minimises damage to our capacity to create wealth.

Iain Dale: The virus may give a permanent boost to home working – as employers learn to trust employees to do it

Plus: Cometh the hour, cometh the Hancock. And: Why Phillips doesn’t hate Muslims, Clinton could become U.S President and the Budget could all go wrong.

Henry Hill: Davies pivots in a devosceptic direction as he ‘relaunches’ his leadership

Also: Gove warns the Electoral Commission not to ‘waste time’ on SNP demands; Scottish Nationalists showing the strain as problems mount; and more.

Garvan Walshe: The virus shows the decline of Western democratic culture. Rebuilding it will take hard work.

Sensationalising data is all too common in politics. We have to end this trend if we want to keep people safe.

Robert Halfon: The Budget we need today is for social as well as physical infrastructure

Plus: As of writing, I’ve had hardly any communications at all from constituents about the Coronavirus.

Andy Street: Jobs are what will help us level up the economy

For the Conservatives to fulfil their promise of “levelling up” the UK, they must create ample employment opportunities.