Is May pivoting to Canada?

Prepare for a Rule Britannia defence of Chequers at Party Conference…followed by its junking afterwards, as May is forced towards the most practicable alternative presently on offer.

Welsh Conservatives choose their new Leader

Davies beats Davies – in the battle to succeed Davies. The result was announced by Davies.

Lewis and Davidson both suffer a Boris burka backlash in our Cabinet League Table

Meanwhile, Hammond’s approval rating plumbs new depths – as Fox and Raab gain ground after criticising the Treasury’s Brexit forecasts.

PPS mini-shuffle: nine changes in the line-up

Hall becomes PPS to the Party Chairman; Cartlidge follows Hunt to the Foreign Office; Chalk appointed PPS to the Health Secretary.

In Northern Ireland, the Tories are quietly blocking membership applications

A former UKIP candidate has been rejected by the Mid-Ulster Conservatives. Why?

Recruiters of new Tory members. There is a third actor – CCHQ itself.

It has not automatically turned away previous UKIPers. Lewis’ local Association has absorbed seven former purple councillors.

Siobhan Baillie: Four ways of getting more women candidates

If you can offer time as a mentor or speaker or donate to any of the groups mentioned in this article, it will be time and money well spent.

Iain Dale: In defence of Brandon Lewis

Plus: Here in Spain, I tremble at the prospect of losing water and electricity, and of eating Spanish meat. And: Prepare for my sordid confessions.

Drawing a veil over the incident

All concerned want to save face over the Johnson burqa row – May, Lewis and the man himself. Here’s a rough and ready way to correct its mishandling.

Iain Dale: Silly error, or malevolent ploy? Either way, Johnson has done himself no favours among Tory MPs.

The MPs, of course, pick the final two in a leadership race. Plus: the Westminster Transfer Window. And: my workaholic holiday.

What next for the Johnson investigation? Seven questions about the Conservative Party’s rules

The Party has a Code of Conduct – but how it works in practice becomes less and less clear by the minute.

Where bungling the burka row has got the Conservative Party. Damned if it investigates Johnson. And damned if it doesn’t.

Any proceedings against him under the Party’s Code of Conduct threaten a cats-cradle of conflicts of interest and breaches of natural justice.

Greig Baker: Campaigning for the 2019 local election in Canterbury is well under way

Our candidates realise we have to start early. We have regular dates set well in advance to get out on the pavement.

Our Cabinet League Table. The Chequers effect blitzes everyone. They’re all down. And May dives to her lowest rating ever.

This is collective punishment for the new Brexit policy. P.S: when ratings fall in this way, place in the table scarcely matters.

Iain Dale: Lewis didn’t deliberately break a pairing arrangement this week

Plus: Those who worked with him at Vote Leave have a duty of care to Darren Grimes. And: Don’t try to out-stare Raab.