Johnson’s plan for dealing with the Paterson case has failed. His choice now is: back down – or risk real damage.

By not offering voters a retail package of reform, he has left himself with little political cover and limited escape options.

Andrew Bowie: Cameron, and his modernising agenda, inspired my generation. Who or what will inspire the next one?

Conservatives must reach out, listen and engage much more with young people.

Lord Ashcroft: Exclusive – My next book will be on Carrie Johnson

Her influence developed long before she moved into 10 Downing Street via her work over the last decade within the Conservative Party.

Toby Lloyd: Two years since Johnson promised to level up Britain, has the detail proven better than the spin?

The appointment of O’Brien to lead the forthcoming levelling-up white paper shows real commitment to the agenda.

Jonathan Rogers: A psychiatrist’s view. Lockdowns reversed Cameron’s progress on mental health.

The Prime Minister’s refusal to rule out a further lockdown is concerning for society and particularly for my patients.

Chris Whiteside: Scrapping the pensions triple lock would be wrong, but not reforming it would be a missed opportunity

We should base it on an index of cumulative change in wages.

Does the Climate Change Committee have too much power?

The second piece in a mini-series on ConHome this week on Net Zero and climate change.

Brady v Goodwill. The 1922 Chairman election isn’t just about the contenders. At its heart will be Tory MPs’ view of Johnson.

Should he be handcuffed under public restraint, like a suspect watched by Priti Patel? Or freed to run wild through Alpine meadows, like Julie Andrews?

WATCH: Eustice – “I don’t think Cameron took advantage of any rules. He meticulously observed the rules that are there.”

But adds that the former PM has “himself conceded that with hindsight, if he had his time again, he wouldn’t have texted Rishi Sunak.

Austen Morgan: Is Buckland letting the judges set the pace on reform?

A contest exists between traditional common lawyers, who believe the constitution exists (in their minds), and modernisers including myself.

Robert Halfon: Conservatives must never be complacent about Starmer. The public mood can change quickly.

Plus: The Government will soon have to set out the tough decisions on public spending to constituents.

Iain Dale: The EU has no interest in Northern Ireland’s future prosperity. It just sees it as a mechanism to exert its power.

Plus: Say what you like about Trump, but he had a better slogan than Clinton. And: Sunak’s budget was disappointing.

Anthony Browne: Post-Brexit Britain. Now we’ve taken back control, here’s what we can do with our new powers.

From January 1, no longer will anyone be able to say: “you can’t – EU rules”. We have jumped from the passenger seat to the pilot seat. So what should we do?

James Blagden: The Government cannot assume its majority is safe. It must continue to win over “Contract Conservatives”.

56 per cent of these voters were persuaded by the Conservatives’ pledge to “Get Brexit done”, compared to 34 per cent of other Tory voters.

Jude D’Alesio: The Budget must be centred on young people

Lockdown has taken a significant toll on the younger generation, and we need help to make up for lost time.