James Frayne: The Conservatives’ next challenge? Persuading voters they know how to cut Government waste.

Simply put: the party needs to “prove” it has cut to the bone to justify existing or higher taxes.

Paul Mercer: As a frequent flyer, I’ve seen the issues with the red list for travel – which may even increase Covid transmission

In some cases, officials seem confused around the rules, which one said change virtually every day.

WATCH: Compassionate and fair: how can we build an asylum system fit for the future?

Shaun Bailey MP and Abi Brown, Leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council, join a timely discussion with the British Red Cross.

Graham Brady: The UK must not squander its vaccine success through an excess of caution on air travel

Keeping our borders closed and our skies shut while the domestic economy fully opens up would be a mistake.

Defence and security. Having tilted towards the Indo-Pacific, we need a tilt back to Europe

Wallace has done well to win an exceptional defence settlement, but it may not be enough to fund all the Integrated Review’s ambitions.

Tony Smith: Covid and border control. As a former Head of the UK Border Force, here are my urgent recommendations.

The Government must develop a Counter Pandemic Border Strategy (CPBS) to manage the second and subsequent waves of the virus.

Gary Sambrook: The Government is delivering on its promises to reform Britain’s broken immigration system

People were tired of MPs talking tough, and delivering little change. But all that has changed with the Home Secretary’s new measures.

Channel crossings are undermining the Government’s narrative about ‘taking back control’ of immigration

The Home Office are clearly trying to counter the drip-feed of toxic stories, but the ultimate solution is not in their hands.

Tony Smith: Expanding the UK’s refugee resettlement scheme is one way we can improve our border security

The Western World has consistently reduced its contribution to these schemes with people making increasingly dangerous journeys.

Tony Smith: In over 40 years of Home Office experience, I can’t recall a time when our borders have been under so much pressure

I know that government needs a cross-Whitehall programme that actively engages with the myriad of departments and agencies.

John Redwood: Cabinet ratings have taken a tumble. My analysis of what’s behind the figures.

A recent ConservativeHome survey demonstrated a sharp decline in ratings for Tory politicians. How can they stop these becoming permanent?

Andrew Green: The Conservatives’ new immigration policy risks the numbers running out of control

Yet another failure to keep a clear promise would be deeply damaging, especially in the ‘Red Wall’.

James Frayne: Ten errors that Conservatives must avoid making about the new working class voters who backed them last month

Listening to conversations in Westminster in recent days, I fear a number of misconceptions will drive bad decision-making.

Stephen Booth: We’re about to take back control – but what do we want to do with it?

Withdrawal from the EU provides a necessity and an opportunity to illustrate that the UK is “open for business”.

Roger Scruton: The ten principles that should form the foundation of a modern Conservative policy.

We republish a personal Tory manifesto first published by this site almost exactly five years ago.