Henry Hill: Labour raise the prospect of a pact with the SNP

Also: Mundell warns Sturgeon against referendum speculation; Smith attacked in Wales over Pfizer links; DUP and UUP clash over Brexit; and more.

Richard Graham: Brexit poses a trade conundrum – but it can be solved

We face a range of threats and opportunities. Navigating them successfully will pay dividends.

Johnson has more urgent business to hand than running the country

The most senior Minister in place at home has a great task before him – helping his country find a new international role (and restoring the morale of an exhausted department).

Chris Whitehouse: Leaving the EU will mean more lobbying here, and more problems with our crazy lobbying laws

The effect of the legislation has been to by-pass the under-the-radar lobbyists, and to bear down on that section of the industry which was already acting responsibly.

James Skinner: Let’s say yes to free movement…between Commonwealth countries

By forming a free movement agreement between our nations, we would effectively create a single labour market servicing the world’s third largest combined economy.

Iain Dale: Off I go to find The Gayest Thing You’ve Ever Seen

Plus: August, the best political month. Thatcher, the best post-war Prime Minister. Off to Any Questions. Off to Edinburgh. And: will I poison an MP?

Philip Booth: How to run our fishing policy after Brexit

Leadsom needs to start thinking now about establishing a system based on property rights.

UKIP would struggle to pick a worse moment for civil war

It’s letting Labour off the hook and exposing itself to Conservative counter-attack. Is SNP-style phalanx discipline essential to nationalist success?

Why the Bank of England’s interest rate decision was right. And how the Prime Minister can inch towards her social reform economy.

In a nutshell, the cut was a doubling down on easing Brexit – which matters.

Henry Hill: Davidson makes the case for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland

Also: Davies defends Johnson; Fox’s bid to quit EU customs union heightens Irish border concerns; Brexit fails to boost Scottish separatism; and more.

Why we hope that Hillary will win

Trump’s antics are a threat to the stability and peace of Europe.

Lord Ashcroft: My latest focus groups discuss Brexit, Corbyn, Cameron and May – “the new Iron Maiden”

In Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow we found little demand for another referendum. Plus: which Game of Thrones characters would our political leaders be?

Iain Dale: Someone should have asked Owen Smith if he was really ready for leadership

Plus: Lessons I have learned from Craig Oliver. The Brexit apocalypse hasn’t happened. And the latest evidence Trump is unfit to be President.

Sponsored Post: Guy Platten: The UK’s shipping industry is a world-beater – but we need global talent to stay that way

We are determined to make a success of Brexit. That requires a combination of homegrown expertise and the brightest and best from elsewhere.

WATCH: Ici Londres – Daniel Hannan invites Remainers to work with Leavers on delivering a good Brexit

“There’s no point in trying to re-run the decision.”