Paul Howell and Heather Wheeler: Full HS2 is critical to our election commitment to rebalance the economy

We cannot waste the opportunity that our Government’s high-speed rail investment plans presents.

Johnson’s ministerial appointments

We’ll continue to update this as the Prime Minister fills out the lower ranks of his government.

Matt Kilcoyne: The debate over British Steel puts a spotlight on Tory divisions

Is the party about protecting British industry, prioritising the environment, or unleashing the free market? The leadership contest must answer the question.

Appointments 4) Stephenson is now part of the Business & Industrial Strategy team

The high-ranking whip replaces Harrington, who stepped down in March.

Seven Cabinet Ministers. Half the Whips Office. Eleven Ministers. All these failed to back the Government in yesterday’s extension vote.

Now some of these MPs may have been ill, or absent, or abroad. But how many were slipped with the connivance of the system?

The 17 Tory MPs who rebelled to support the Cooper amendment

Freeman joins the rebellion. But the amendment fell by 321 to 298.

Chris White: May faces a huge task – and she has made it harder for herself by neglecting the Whips’ Office

It is an extraordinarly inexperienced team. None of the four senior whips were appointed before July 2016, and no junior whip before June 2017.

Donelan, Quin, and Stewart join the whips office; Spencer, Stephenson, and Freer promoted

The Prime Minister completes the mini-reshuffle she started last week. Will she now give the new appointees a chance to grow into the role?

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?

Rory Stewart: Three reasons why we won Copeland. Theresa May, Trudy Harrison – and Labour’s long failure to deliver

After 75 years of the latter’s strategy, most people in Copeland faced a choice of either working for the nuclear industry or being without a job.

Andrew Stephenson: Help us win in Copeland

This will be a challenging by-election, but only the Conservatives will stand up for Cumbria’s vital nuclear energy industry.

David Nuttall: Our candidate in Copeland must be Cumbrian – and a Leave supporter

The by-election is a huge opportunity for our party. We should select someone equipped to pick up crucial votes from Labour and UKIP.

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.

Securing the Majority 6) Build on CCHQ’s ethnic minority campaigning

Priti Patel, Alok Sharma, Shailesh Vara – all have played a part in the big push among Indian-origin voters. It needs more money and support.

Battlegrounds Revisited 1) The North West

In the aftermath of the election, we revisit our regional profiles to see how the parties fared compared to expectations.