Merkel will rescue the Prime Minister. Where have we heard that before?

The German Chancellor was stronger then than she is now. And there’s no guarantee that any compromise she might push would work.

Graham Brady: Air Passenger Duty remains a tax on trade, so let it be cut in the Budget

It will also boost our economy and allow businesses to create new, modern jobs in an exciting growth sector.

Andy Street: Here in the West Midlands, there’s a new kind of politics developing. We call it Urban Conservatism. And it’s winning.

Our new fortnightly columnist on a renaissance which “through teamwork and shared vision, is producing real results”.

Lord Ashcroft: A Defence Secretary who believes that the UK should consider getting stuck in to other people’s wars

At a ConHome conference interview yesterday, Williamson suggested we should do so if it will save or improve lives without disproportionate cost.

Andrew Gimson’s Conference Sketch: Williamson declares that British forces are no longer in retreat

The Defence Secretary outlined a programme of national self-assertion from Ukraine to the South China Sea.

Fiona Bruce: Join me at Conference to stand up for human rights in Hong Kong

Three members of the city’s democracy movement are flying in to share their concerns about the present situation and hopes for the future.

Hunt looks east to Japan…and west to Canada

He’s been known to ponder the way in which Singapore and Israel developed relatively quickly and with few assets – and draw lessons from their experience.

Charles Lawley: Britain must take action against the genocide of the Rohingya

If the perpetrators go unpunished, the West risks ceding global leadership to China.

Charlotte Salomon: Is it time to let the high street die?

Big retail hasn’t adapted to the new world of e-commerce after 20 years – and it’s doubtful whether it ever will.

Bob Seely: Ten steps to defend our country against the aggression and subversion of Putin’s Russia

Protecting our open society against threats from authoritarian states is an essential battle. We must not lose.

Liam Fox: We must seize our exporting future in a changing world

Our new Export Strategy, which I am launching today, will put in place the tools that businesses have told us they need to help them on their journey.

Lockwood Smith: Britain has a golden chance to join the biggest free trade agreement in history. But Chequers is likely to wreck it.

The “Common Rulebook” approach is an ostacle to signing up to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Alex Morton: Britain can most effectively gain global influence by governing herself well

Forget delusions of grandeur, memories of empire, or fantasies of running an EU superstate – let’s focus on setting a good example.

Benedict Rogers: Britain must support Taiwan in the face of growing Chinese aggression

If Taiwan stands, democracy prevails, but if it falls, democracy worldwide is in jeopardy. Where our interests lie ought to be clear.

Garvan Walshe: Next week’s NATO summit will be a crucial test of the Trump Doctrine: pay up, or you’re on your own.

Though by demanding that America’s allies spend more on their own defence, the President is unwittingly doing us a favour.