WATCH: “I still hope Ferrier will do the right thing,” says Sturgeon

She again urges Margaret Ferrier to resign as an MP after travelling to London from Scotland despite having Covid-19.

WATCH: Reynolds – “The Government has lost control of Covid-19”

Further measures are needed to deal with the virus, and there must be more support for business, he says.

WATCH: “I haven’t felt anger like this towards the Government since the 80s” – Nandy

People feel the Government has not just abandoned communities [in the North], but is now actively working against them, she says.

If test and trace is to succeed, a centralised approach won’t work

The Government’s tendency to take more responsibility, rather than devolving it to local networks, is at the root of many of the scheme’s problems.

Allie Renison: Sunak wants to link business support to viability. He’s right – but he must help to keep firms viable in the first place.

He must ensure that taxation supports viability before he can start to focus on balancing the books.

Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Starmer’s precise questions work better and better against Johnson

The Prime Minister needs a new, more straightforward manner in order to carry parliamentary and public opinion with him.

Johnson believes faith in the nation can unite lifelong Tories and traditional Labour supporters

Superior pundits fail to see the Prime Minister’s debt to Disraeli, and consider Johnson such a scoundrel they underestimate his chances of success.

Gareth Davies: A new British Development Bank could drive our national recovery

The UK has never had such an independent institution despite the model being a tremendous success in other countries around the world.

Desmond Swayne: Nigeria is independent, but it still needs Britain’s help

On the 60th anniversary of its independence from British rule, the Government must do more to stop militia groups threatening the peace of the nation.

The Conservative Party Conference programme – and which ministers are up and down

It’s speeches for Sunak, Patel and Raab; interviews in different formats for Gove, Hancock and others; while others still are relegated to panels…

Julian Brazier: The future of the Army – and why Haldane’s approach remains the best.

His instinct to bring together various reserves to create a ‘Second Line’ was crucial in the First World War; leaders today should take inspiration.

Ryan Bourne: It’s time to admit that Eat Out to Help Out was a mistake – because it boosted the resurgence of the virus

It was “the most commonly reported activity in the two to seven days prior to symptom onset” for infected individuals in the contact tracing system.

Dean Russell: Why we must back this housing plan – for the sake of young people, first-time buyers, and people with lower incomes

I have been frustrated, but unsurprised, by the unfounded rhetoric by some opposition politicians to the Planning White Paper.

“Project fear” and a “national trauma” – criticisms from Tory backbenchers in the Commons yesterday

From calling the measures “dystopian”, to criticising Whitty and Vallance’s latest graph, there were some scathing speeches.

WATCH: Davey – “I think there needs to be some financial support” for students

“Some of them have had to sign contracts for accommodation – so it’s quite a complicated issue, and I don’t see the Government talking about it at all.”