Henry Hill: Holyrood and Westminster face off as MSPs pass Brexit bill

Also: Commons gives Bradley the power to cut MLA’s pay – but the Government insists that it isn’t introducing direct rule.

Henry Hill: May vows not to imperil the Union with post-Brexit devolution

Also: Bradley talks up pay cut for MLAs; Williamson to protect troops from SNP tax hike; Foster attacks Varadkar for overstepping in talks; and more.

The Government should push ahead with voter ID trials

Claims that there is no case for them beyond the interests of the Conservative Party ring hollow in the face of the Electoral Commission’s support.

Alex Redpath: An Irish Sea border would be a disaster for Northern Ireland and the Union

The Belfast Agreement does not mandate the British Government to prioritise a ‘soft’ border over Ulster’s ties to the United Kingdom.

Henry Hill: SNP square up for court battle as Holyrood chief says their Brexit bill is unconstitutional

Also: AMs vote to publish inquiry into whether Jones leaked Sargeant’s sacking; Davidson announces Tory push to form Scottish Government; and more.

Future governments will rue May’s capitulation over post-Brexit devolved powers

The Prime Minister, despite her personal unionism, is setting a course for stormy constitutional waters. It will fall to her successors to navigate them.

Henry Hill: Bradley mulls MLA pay cut as direct rule looms

Also: Scottish Tory MPs break ranks for clean Brexit; Welsh Conservatives demand Jones publishes leak inquiry; Smith attacks Murrison over loyalist’s invitation; and more.

Maria Miller: British expats deserve a lifelong right to vote – scrapping the 15-year limit is long overdue

A century on from the granting of Votes for Women we should honour our manifesto pledge to deliver Votes for Life. A new Private Member’s Bill offers the opportunity.

Peter Thompson: The inconsistencies, contortions and self-contradictions of the case for votes at 16

On what basis would they then be prevented from appearing in pornography? Should they then not be tried as adults and sent to adult prisons? And so on.

Lewis Baston: How the fight for women’s votes began long before the Suffragettes

The Tories often appear to have been more worried about enfranchising working-class men than ladies of property.

The Belfast Agreement should not be hijacked to sacralise all of Dublin’s demands

It does not stipulate that an invisible border with the Republic trumps the integrity of the United Kingdom.

Laura Sandys: We need a bold devolution agenda that lets communities ‘take back control’

Polling shows that a majority want important decisions to be taken locally, but very few believe this to be the case today.

WATCH: Lidington and Thornberry clash over Votes at 16 at PMQs

“It’s a delight to me to see the Right Honourable Lady still in her place when no fewer 97 members of her front bench have either been sacked or resigned.”

Leigh is right: Parliament must be repaired, but not emptied

It would be a huge waste to spend huge sums restoring the body of Westminster whilst decanting – probably permanently – its spirit.

George Bridges: “The implementation period will not be a bridge to a clear destination; it will be a gangplank into thin air” – full text

The former Brexit minister argues that the Government cannot succeed in the negotiations without setting out clear goals.