Javid is right about illegal immigration across the Channel – and his critics help to underline his point

Cynics suggest his leadership rivals stoked up this ‘crisis’ – if so, they (and outraged Labour MPs) might find their approach is backfiring.

How unusual – Downing Street trying to persuade the Home Office to be tougher on immigration

Normally it’s the other way round. How long will it be before the traditional divide reasserts itself?

Alex Morton: Whether you like her plan or not, the Prime Minister is right to prize reducing immigration over everything else

For many voters, cutting it is a litmus test of whether Brexit has been carried out or not.

Henry Newman: How to manage No Deal? To start with, pledge to reduce tariffs.

With the backstop blocking progress in the negotiations, the Government must map out its plan to mitigate the effects of no agreement being reached.

Garvan Walshe: Immigration and numbers. Let’s give control to the regions.

Both the type and quantity of migration that is desirable would be better decided at a more local level.

The Moggcast. May should drop Chequers now – and not delay until after the Tory conference.

Rees-Mogg on Javid’s approach to the post-Brexit immigration system. And he sees no way in which Parliament can block Brexit if the Government holds its nerve.

Immigration. Brexit simply means regaining control of our border policy. What we do with it then is up to us.

The UK should be willing to consider some flexibility in return for a trade deal – with Australia, with India, with Brazil and, yes, with the EU.

Garvan Walshe: Fragmentation, not the far right, is the story of Sweden’s election

The immediate effect of the election will be a period of fraught negotiation, but it might not be a bad change in the long-term.

George Trefgarne: The EEA is a much more attractive option than Chequers, the ‘implementation period’, or No Deal

In the first of a new mini-series evaluating the EEA, the author of ‘Norway then Canada’ argues the route has been wrongly neglected.

Priti Patel: We must chuck Chequers, or disillusioned voters will reject mainstream politics

Failing to take back control would be to ignore the largest democratic vote in British history. The consequences would be dire.

Henry Newman: The ticking Brexit clock demands clarity from both sides, but also adds to the risk of No Deal

It’s likely that there will be some form of agreement, perhaps at the last minute. Likely, but far from certain.

Tim Gocher: The hostile environment costs us dearly – Britain would profit from a more reasonable approach

The current system offends our allies and deters valuable skilled migrants. There is a better way.

Tom Bennett: A new, liberalised immigration system should free young people to travel the world

It is absurd that every year we send home thousands of young Australians who would prefer to stay here, and Australia does the same with thousands of young Brits.

The Canada Plus Plus Plus answer to the Northern Ireland question

The myth has it that there never was such a plan – in fact, DexEU had a proposal to fulfil its promise of no ‘hard border’ while still overseeing a proper customs regime.

Andrew Mitchell: A 28-day time limit on immigration detention would save money and make the system more just

We remain the only country in Europe to detain people indefinitely for the purposes of immigration enforcement, at large financial and human cost.