Sarah Ingham: People voted to take back control of Britain’s borders. The Government must now do so.

Policymakers should be asking themselves whose quality of life worsens thanks to the current unplanned mess.

Local elections in depth: In Coventry, denying housing association tenants the right to buy hits the Conservatives

We continue our series, putting this year’s local elections under the magnifying glass to find changes and trends.

When will the next general election take place?

Don’t assume that it will necessarily happen only after the boundary review has come into effect.

David Gauke: Johnson’s health and social care plan. A betrayal of Conservative principles? No – because, at one level, there aren’t any.

This can give the Tories a tremendous advantage in a democracy because the public, as a whole, does not have fixed views either.

Social care reform – and why we can’t simply tax our way to better public services

The cat of Tory tax rises has fewer than nine lives. Especially if these breach manifesto pledges and are generationally unfair.

John Bird: I need your help to safeguard the interests of future generations

Get MPs to look at the detail of my Bill; quibble, scratch their heads, and maybe improve – but don’t kick it into the long grass.

After three by-elections and before tomorrow’s Covid announcement, here are five big challenges for Johnson

The further the act of leaving the EU recedes, the more 2019’s Tory voters will move on – as two recent by-elections reminded us.

Guy Opperman: In the North East, Labour’s Red Wall continues to crumble – here’s where we can win next

In my view, no Labour seat in County Durham is safe. The remaining seats all have majorities under 6,000.

Amanda Milling: The Boundary Review will strengthen our democracy by ensuring that every vote counts the same

Without the changes to the boundaries, by the time of the next election this data would be a quarter of a century out of date.

Steve Baker: The UK almost certainly needs an Electoral Integrity Bill. The question is whether it goes far enough.

We cannot assume voters enjoy secrecy and freedom when marking a ballot paper at home.

Robert Halfon: Beware the bear traps. The Conservatives’ biggest threat is complacency.

I really worry when so many in our party and in the media think that is all over for the centre-left.

James Frayne: If we don’t have a union with Scotland, it won’t be the end of the world for the English

From Brexit, to the vaccine rollout, to trade, to Hong Kong, Johnson has plenty of good stories to tell – if not blown off course by Scotland.

Brady v Goodwill. The 1922 Chairman election isn’t just about the contenders. At its heart will be Tory MPs’ view of Johnson.

Should he be handcuffed under public restraint, like a suspect watched by Priti Patel? Or freed to run wild through Alpine meadows, like Julie Andrews?

After the Brexit Party, could the Conservatives crack the Red Wall in South Wales?

Labour enjoys huge majorities in this heartland of heartlands, but there are a few seats where the Tories are slowly getting competitive.

Why there is so much grassroots disquiet at the Welsh Tories’ best-ever Senedd result

Whilst the leadership talks up 16 MSs, activists are angry about missing so many target seats and failing to mobilise the 2019 vote.