ConHome’s Ministerial recommendations: how did we do and what did we learn?

The key to promotion in this shuffle wasn’t primarily having backed Leave – it was supporting Johnson.

Johnson’s reshuffle. Live Blog. Seven of his leadership rivals get jobs. Rees-Mogg in as Leader of the House.

We can now see the new Government taking shape, after a dramatic bout of sackings and new appointments at the top.

May’s premiership. How a loner leader met an isolated end.

The more centralised her decision-making became, the less control over events she actually had.

Tom Tugendhat: The last two men left standing in this contest must resist the temptation to slug it out

While there is no shortage of ideas, there has been a shortage of leadership. We need a Prime Minister who will take us through Brexit and confront the challenges beyond.

Johnson is set to face an early general election. His Cabinet must be ruthlessly shaped to fight it – on a No Deal platform.

Its members must be signed up to leaving on October 31. Here’s a rough draft of what the top team might look like.

Who’s supporting whom: David Jeffery’s calculations. 5) Meaningful Vote decisions.

From the blog of the University of Liverpool academic: his detailed breakdown of the contest.

From Reggie to Rory Sahib: Here at Westminster, you can smell the fear and ambition

Of course, many of the sacked ministers – Fallon, Mitchell, Shapps and a dozen others are hoping for preferment under a Boris administration.

Who’s supporting whom: David Jeffery’s calculations. 3) Gender.

From the blog of the University of Liverpool academic: his detailed breakdown of the contest.

Our latest Next Tory Leader survey. Stewart consolidates at second – but almost 40 points behind Johnson, who keeps over half the vote.

A big question today for Conservative MPs is: what sort of final stage, when the contest goes to the members, do they want?

Who’s supporting whom: David Jeffery’s calculations. 1) Ministers and backbenchers

From the blog of the University of Liverpool academic: his detailed breakdown of the contest.

Iain Dale: Johnson – unstoppable now, unless he unstops himself

Many will hope that Gove and Hunt duke it out in a constructive way for the right to take on the man who is the clear winner from the week’s events.

Johnson as Ulysses. After his many shipwrecks, bloopers and scrapes, Ithaca finally looms into view.

The only other candidate with momentum is Stewart – and it is almost impossible to see where he can glean the votes he needs.

Conservative leadership election result, Parliamentary stage, first round. Johnson wins over 100 votes and tops the poll.

Hunt is second on 43 votes, Gove third on 37, Raab fourth on 27, and Javid fifth on 23. Harper, Leadsom and McVey are out.

Henry Hill: Davidson endorses Javid as Johnson and Hunt polish unionist credentials

The Foreign Secretary has got tough with devocrats pursuing their own foreign policy, whilst his predecessor picks up several endorsements from Scottish and Welsh MPs.

Next Tory Leader. Our eve of poll snap survey. Johnson wins over half the vote – a record high.

In our view, his support is a mix of genuine enthusiasm and a certain resignation: a sense that now is the time to give him a go.