Aamer Sarfraz: Other countries have started work on their digital currencies. It’s time the UK got going too.

A digital pound, backed by the Bank of England, could be a major win for individuals and businesses.

Luke Coffey: My friend Tobias Ellwood is right to want Britain to purchase this piece of Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Circle

Some are having fun with Alan Duncan’s diary revelation that Tobias wants Svetland to become a UK spaceport. They shouldn’t.

Neil O’Brien: I can laugh off China sanctioning me, but we can’t shrug off the threat it poses

The UK and governments across the west have started to act.  But we’re still just starting to figure out how to respond.

David Alton: The horror of this day, Good Friday, is a horror for our times

Turn a blind eye, and every one of the other 30 Articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be breached too.

Garvan Walshe: Merkeldammerung. Germany’s polls put the Greens within striking distance of government.

A traffic light coalition? A Jamaica coalition? Who knows? What’s certain is that the CDU/CSU is struggling amidst a fragmenting landscape.

Daniel Hannan: I hate everything about the lockdown. But most of all, how much we like being bossed around.

An alien visitor, judging only from the texture of daily life, would assume that Britain in early 2021 was a far more repressive state than Russia or China.

Tim Loughton: So – no Wuhan holiday home for me. Yes, I’ve been sanctioned by China. But it won’t stop me speaking out.

My four fellow Conservative MPs are more determined than ever to make sure the country’s regime faces serious consequences for its atrocities and abuses.

WATCH: In conversation with Sajid Javid

The former Chancellor discusses his conservative vision with Ryan Henson of the Coalition for Global Prosperity.

WATCH: Raab on China’s sanctioning of nine UK citizens. “It’s not going to stop the Government speaking up.”

“The obvious thing for the Chinese Government to do is to allow access for the United States Commissioner for Human Rights.”

Stephen Booth: The Integrated Review marks a further step towards the wider world and away from the European Union

Due to internal tensions, the Union can lack coherence and focus, often particularly evident in its efforts to implement a collective foreign policy.

Defence and security. Having tilted towards the Indo-Pacific, we need a tilt back to Europe

Wallace has done well to win an exceptional defence settlement, but it may not be enough to fund all the Integrated Review’s ambitions.

Benedict Rogers: It’s time for the Government to abandon its ‘cakeism’ on China

The UK has taken some bold steps towards confronting the genocidal regime in Beijing. Our values must come before business concerns.

The 29 Conservative MPs who supported the China genocide amendment

The Government won the division during yesterday’s consideration of the Trade Bill by 18 votes.

Neil O’Brien: The view that manufacturing is a relic of the past is itself a relic of the past

It accounts for a larger share of output and a much larger share of productivity growth in poorer regions of the UK

Kate Ferguson: This new genocide amendment puts Parliament at its centre. Which is why it should be supported.

It is not a substitute for justice, but it would be a welcome addition to how the UK responds to the most serious violations.