Henry Hill: May resists DUP calls for direct rule as Bradley calls for yet more talks

Also: Tories say data proves Sturgeon should abandon tax plans; Jones joins Scottish Conservatives to menace the Withdrawal Bill; and DUP may back boundary review.

Henry Hill: Brokenshire needs a plan for if the Ulster devolution talks fail

His toothless policy towards the Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein has created an unsustainable democratic vacuum in Northern Ireland.

Seven essential points to note in the Conservative manifesto

Pleasingly, it includes several policies that this site has proposed.

Rob Semple: The first multi-constituency Association. A central membership trial. My spring forum progress report.

Party members are united in their expectation that every Conservative MP must back the boundary reform proposals when they come to Parliament.

Henry Hill: Police link Republican ‘On the Runs’ to more than one hundred incidents

Also: Swinney accused of misleading MSPs over Named Persons; UUP and SDLP offer power-sharing opposition; Plaid AM dismisses Labour pact; and more.

The boundary proposals are just the beginning of what could be a painful process for all involved

Ultimately the fate of the reforms will rest on whether May can command the trust of her MPs.

Henry Hill: Davidson attacks as Labour and Lib Dems withdraw support for SNP

Also: Dugdale attacks Scottish Conservatives as the “Brexit party”; Welsh Tories attack Jones’ ‘snub’ to local airport; and more.

The 1922 Committee proposes to beef up incumbency protections for MPs threatened by the boundary changes

A letter to the Parliamentary Conservative Party reveals the ongoing work to fulfil Cameron’s “no MP left behind” promise.

Tightening the electoral roll is good for democracy

It reduces the risk of fraud and motivates parties to go out and persuade the electorate that voting matters.

Matthew Plummer: Why the coming boundary reforms spell the end of our local Associations

The pace of change between each election will leave obsolete the relatively stable arrangements that we know now.

No, the Conservatives are not staging a coup

From devolution to proportional representation, the left has pursued a far more ambitious agenda of convenient constitutional reform than the Tories.

Can Cameron honour his pledge to reselect every Tory MP?

That is to say, can he do so without overruling associations or locking out those currently on the candidates list?

Rob Leitch: The folly of federating Conservative associations

The key to successful grassroots politics is the local touch: remote and sprawling party organisations are a big step in the wrong direction.

If the number of MPs is reduced, the number of Ministers should be, too

The growth of patronage and payroll power has already reduced the ability of the Commons to scrutinise properly. It shouldn’t be eroded further.

Cameron should abandon his bid to cut constituencies

With so much real reform to pursue, it would be wrong to waste valuable time and political capital on battles the Government cannot win.