Cox is hoisted shoulder-high to the top of our Cabinet League Table

We have occasionally seen precipitous falls in Cabinet members’ scores. Vertiginous rises are rarer. Indeed, it is hard to think of a jump quite like it.

ConHome’s survey. Next Tory leader. Johnson leads Javid by less than a point – after Davis tears a chunk off his support.

Progress in this chart is invariably linked to media coverage – of which the former Brexit Secretary has had lots recently and the former Foreign Secretary less.

WATCH: Lewis says there “must not be a hard border”

The Chairman of the Conservative Party emphasises that May has been “very clear” in committing to keep the “structure of the UK” intact.

Iain Dale: Oh, I do want the Conservative conference to be beside the seaside

The excuse is always that there aren’t enough beds in other places. How come Labour goes to Brighton, then?

The Minister who only just became a Conservative

The legacy of past disorganisation in our Party’s machine even affects those at the top.

Iain Dale’s Top 100 Most Influential People on the Conservative Right

In all, there are 30 new entries in the whole list, one down on last year and two down on the 2016 record of 33.

WATCH: “We are taking this breach of data seriously,” promises Lewis

The Party Chairman says that the Conference App is now secure – after mobile phone numbers of cabinet ministers were leaked.

Iain Dale: Onanistic Cybernats

Online they swarm when I ask for questions to Davidson: they must be frightened of her. Plus: what was May thinking? What I’ll be doing. Top 100 people on the Conservative Right. And: why Farage should quit UKIP.

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.