Ministers mustn’t let down future generations over housing – whatever happens in by-elections

Sooner or later this problem is going to hit the Tories – hard – due to the demographics the party needs to attract at the next election.

Iain Dale: Very little shocks me. But Cummings revealing the Prime Minister’s texts stinks.

Plus: Biden was the adult in the room at the G7. And: Why I support mandatory vaccinations for care home workers.

Tom Hunt: Soft sentencing is causing voters to lose faith in the justice system. And it’s up to the Government to put it right.

When it comes to law and order, it is undeniable that our voters are in favour of firm policies to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour.

Bim Afolami: The Government’s Net Gain initiative will be transformative – but its implementation must be sped up

By all indications, we are about to voluntarily delay this policy, which risks the destruction of 19,288 ha of habitat.

WATCH: PMQs. Johnson – “Thanks to the vaccine roll out…we’re seeing a shot in the arm for business”.

Starmer “would have stopped” vaccine success “by keeping us in the European medicines agency”, says the PM.

Emily Carver: Many scoffed at the claim it will be hard to regain our freedoms. Yet Ministers show no sign of handing them back.

If vaccinating the most vulnerable won’t allow us to get back to life as normal, what will?

A warm welcome to GB News. The channel’s launch signals a wider reset for the media.

The channel has done well to recruit voices from the podcast market and other unorthodox media channels.

Chris Skidmore: To keep up with our G7 colleagues, we must increase our spending on innovation and research

Currently the UK spends around 1.7 per cent of its GDP on R&D. Yet the US and China are heading towards three per cent GDP, and others even more.

Daniel Hannan: A Levelling Up Fund will not, on its own, turn Sunderland into Singapore. Localism will take us closer, though.

We left the EU precisely to take back control. Having repatriated power, we mustn’t leave it in the hands of Whitehall functionaries.

Heather Wheeler: The Conservatives have changed, and the ’22 needs to change too. That’s why I’m standing to be its Chair.

I believe I am the right person to deliver a renewed Committee that can serve the best interests of voters up and down the country.

Bob Seely: The Government’s current approach to housing needs intelligent, sensitive reforms – not a complete overhaul

I take issue with Henry Hill’s recent article for ConservativeHome on the matter. Here’s why.

Clive Moffatt: The Government should come clean – and explain that reaching the net zero target by 2050 may not be possible

It is about to embark on an ambitious plan for net zero carbon emissions when we can least afford it. There may be a more affordable option.

Our survey. Johnson’s rating for handling Covid remains at a stable high.

We’ve kept track of his scores since March 2020 – here are the results of our latest poll.

Iain Dale: The Education Recovery Plan. Williamson has very little capital to expend. Will it be Marcus Rashford to the rescue?

Plus: The North London polenta-eating intelligentsia can’t cope with a North East accent. And: A secret wedding is possible.

Lionel Zetter: The SNP’s second referendum plans seem to include every voter – apart from expatriate Scots

Many maintain close ties with families and friends back home. Their interest in the future of Scotland remains undimmed.