A new market in long-term fixed rate mortgages?

Building more houses is a necessary but not sufficient means of ensuring rising home ownership for younger people.

Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: This canine Prime Minister bounded all over Starmer

The Labour leader found, as did Howard, Cameron and May, that it is very difficult to control Johnson’s animal spirits.

Social care reform – and why we can’t simply tax our way to better public services

The cat of Tory tax rises has fewer than nine lives. Especially if these breach manifesto pledges and are generationally unfair.

WATCH: Zahawi refuses to comment on reports that National Insurance will be increased

“We are determined to reform the social care system. No proposals have yet been published…I don’t want us to run ahead of ourselves.”

Andrew Griffith: Unpick the triple lock – because it’s unfair for pensioners to gain from the misfortunes of others

Our manifesto couldn’t reasonably be expected to predict the freak consequences of Covid in terms of rapid wage growth.

After three by-elections and before tomorrow’s Covid announcement, here are five big challenges for Johnson

The further the act of leaving the EU recedes, the more 2019’s Tory voters will move on – as two recent by-elections reminded us.

Labour’s claim that the Towns Fund is skewed for partisan advantage lacks credibility

These are areas that have been neglected for many years. The big cities have had rather greater attention for many years.

A Brexit trade deal that takes back control

Or so it really seems – which is a personal coup for Johnson. Churchill walked with destiny.  Today, the Prime Minister, in his serio-comic way, is winking at it.

Amanda Milling: We’re delivering on our promises – and couldn’t do it without grassroots support

If not for your efforts on the doorstep and the endless nights of telephone canvassing, we would not have defeated Corbyn’s Labour Party a year ago.

Damian Green: Why a forced choice between a Brexity North and a Globalist South would be a false one – and damage our Party

The first of a ConHome series this week on Boris Johnson’s Reset Moment – and what should follow from it.

Anthony Browne: Are we really going to pass a law that would harm many of the world’s poorest people?

Such would be the effect of a well-intentioned but ill thought-out amendment to the Agriculture Bill that will come to the Commons tomorrow.

Is it really worth breaking international law to curb the role of the European Court?

Johnson and Cummings’ previous assaults on the pre-Brexit order have been brilliantly conceived.  This one may not be up to the same standard.

Switching to more unitary authorities and directly elected mayors must be achieved by consent

There can be benefits to democracy – and efficiency from reform. But change must come from below – not be imposed from the top.

Alison Cork: Entrepreneurs can lead Britain’s recovery if we help them

I believe this is a moment of opportunity, when we should become a nation that champions people who start a business.

A year of Johnson as Prime Minister. As with Thatcher and Blair, his enemies can’t get the measure of him.

We’ve learned nothing at all about his outlook but quite a lot about his capacities during the last tumultuous twelve months.