Henry Newman: The Alternative Arrangements Commission offers the best route through the backstop problem

There are real, viable answers to this sticky problem. But rebuilding trust may be as hard as resolving technical questions.

May walks a red tape tightrope on workers’ rights and regulations

In trying to find a way across, and to secure the votes she needs from Labour MPs, the Prime Minister risks unintended consequences.

Rob Wilson: It is still possible for May to revive her dead parrot of a deal – but it won’t be easy

There are four steps she must take, successfully and in short order, to be in with any chance of seeing it fly.

Henry Newman: There are only two European Council options this week – a managed no deal, or a backstop with an exit

EU leaders should recognise that May is serious in trying to reach a negotiated deal that has a chance of passing Parliament.

The stark decline of Tory morale, in one chart

By combining all the Cabinet approval ratings for the year, we can see the true scope of members’ dissatisfaction.

Polite discomfort (or “a load of arse-kissing”) on the Prime Minister’s conference call with senior Tory activists

“No-one had a pop at her”, I’m told – but equally her answers don’t seem to have won round the assembled Association officers.

Gisela Stuart: The EU referendum gave the political class a chance to mend its ways. So far, it hasn’t.

There is still time for adoption of a comprehensive free trade deal on offer from the EU and applied to the entire UK, which even now could provide a way forward.

WATCH: Braverman calls Chequers a “pragmatic proposal” that “honours the referendum result”

The DExEU minister says she has “a lot of respect” for Davis, but that she’s “here in the government”.

Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: May is white with tiredness, but still functioning

She said the bare minimum on Brexit and Corbyn has no idea how to get anything more out of her.

Henry Newman: How to manage No Deal? To start with, pledge to reduce tariffs.

With the backstop blocking progress in the negotiations, the Government must map out its plan to mitigate the effects of no agreement being reached.

Davis writes to Conservative MPs, warning of the “dire” electoral consequences of Chequers

“We should…switch to Canada +++ and deliver an outcome that is good for the UK, acceptable to Parliament, and negotiable with Brussels.”

The Moggcast. Universal Credit – “You would save money if you funded it properly”.

Rees-Mogg is “worried” by reports that working families will lose money. Plus: how should May pitch for Labour voters? And why he is “always on good behaviour.”

Andrew Gimson’s Conference Sketch: Johnson the liberator tells the Tories there can be a better Brexit

He raised his listeners’ spirits in a way that no other speaker at this tepid and uncertain conference has managed.

Andrew Gimson’s Conference Sketch: Those who have no stomach for Hammond’s fight go to sleep

The Chancellor of the Exchequer dared to be dull as he set out the economic facts of life and stuck to the Chequers plan.

WATCH: “I do believe in Brexit,” May tells Marr

“I’m being ambitious for this country. That’s why I want us to get a really good free trade deal with the European Union which is what lies at the heart of the Chequers plan.”