Over-shuffling the whips’ office has undermined its effectiveness

All but one of the current team has been appointed since May became Prime Minister. What institutional memory are they supposed to draw on?

Parliamentary Private Secretaries: full list

Seema Kennedy becomes the Prime Minister’s second PPS. Brexiteer Kwasi Kwarteng is PPS to Philip Hammond. And much, much more.

The full PPS list. One third Leavers. One third women. And ninety per cent May supporters.

There’s one undeniable trend among those promoted: they backed the winning candidate.

Mostly Remainers. Almost all May supporters. Majority female. The 21 new intake MPs promoted to PPS.

What does their selection reveal about the Government’s priorities? And why are some other rising stars missing?

Amanda Milling: Time for accountability in the Fire Brigade

The remit of Police and Crime Commissioners should be extended to improve accountability.

The complete Cameron’s Children: an analysis of all 74 new Conservative MPs

On the surface, this intake looks different from those that have preceded it – and is in some respects. But beneath it, this is in many ways a very traditional Tory group.

Battlegrounds Revisited 7) West Midlands

This week we examine another region where the main parties fought themselves to a stalemate, whilst UKIP positioned themselves for future success.