WATCH: Lord Ashcroft on the breeding of lions in captivity for slaughter

ConservativeHome’s proprietor explains that his focus isn’t on trophy hunting per se – but rather on the raising of lions for killing.

Shanker Singham: EU-style regulation on animal welfare would be the wrong step for Britain

Some of the solutions being proposed for UK trade talks would make it a pariah state in the WTO community.

Anthony Browne: We can and must strike a US trade deal that protects animal welfare

There is precedent for using tariffs to reward those who meet higher standards, and major American producers would be on board.

Ben Goldsmith: Younger, leave-backing voters want a greener, environmentally-aware Conservative Party

We have a tremendous opportunity to lead the response, and we must not cede any ground to a newly energised anti-environment lobby.

The middle way on free and fair trade (and the only practicable one)

People cannot simply be viewed as consumers or producers – there are other dimensions to policy, including the stewardship of the countryside.

James Cullimore: To halt the perilous trend of diseases like the Covid-19, we will need to heal our relationship with nature

The UK has an opportunity to play a leading role in shaping a new global agreement which reinvigorates conservation efforts.

Neil Parish: Why my animal welfare amendment should be supported tomorrow

While we should be looking to reduce tariffs, we should not be willing to do so at any price.

Liam Fox: The amendments that could kill free trade deals with America, developing countries and the Commonwealth this week

Take it from me that the US would walk away from talks if we tried to make the adoption of UK rules a precondition of any FTA.

Iain Dale: Starmer makes a good start. Now, just remind me. His predecessor was Jeremy…who?

Plus: Scam PPE offers. Johnson’s very real illness. And: I’m wondering about the rest of his body. (My dog’s, not my partner’s.)

Andrew Rosindell: Britain’s zoos and aquariums are endangered – they need our urgent help

I have serious concerns about the sector surviving this crisis. We cannot allow the worst to happen and our zoos and aquariums put at risk.

Theresa Villiers: Some close to government would accept the total liberalisation of trade in agriculture. Here’s why they’re wrong.

We should make tariff reductions conditional on meeting standards of food safety, animal welfare and environmental protection which are as good as our own.

Neil O’Brien: Policies for a new Britain – in which the central point for new Tory MPs is the moors on the edge of Sheffield

Can have a bold enough economic policy that people in these newly gained seats can see the difference in five years’ time?

Lord Ashcroft: PTSD-suffering military veterans show long-term benefits from working with orphaned baby rhinos

The participants in Footprints of Hope say that they would encourage other veterans with mental health and physical disabilities to apply for future programmes.

A UK-US trade deal. Never mind the economics (at least for a moment). Feel the politics.

As with the NHS, policing, immigration and stop & search, so with trade. The Prime Minister will want a quick win – or at least progress towards one.

Oliver Heald: The Prime Minister has a duty to continue our record on animal welfare

Here are a range of measures Boris Johnson could champion to demonstrate our commitment to this important cause.