Our politicians should spend more time in bed

An under-reported contributor to this week’s events is that they aren’t getting enough sleep.

Garry Heath: Party members need to have their say in this leadership election

The Party needs to treat its members with respect and be a far more democratic in its structure.

Gove’s dagger, the fall of Johnson – and a deep pit of Tory hell

A tale of fatal misunderstandings, tensions and deep differences – and of a potential cycle of grievance which all the leadership candidates must stop before it starts.

Men v May, round two. As I write, she seems to be winning.

Today, the Home Secretary’s distance and difference from the two men who have run the Government and the two others who planned to succeed them is serving her in good stead.

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Sir Alan Duncan mocks “Silvio Borisconi”

The Prime Minister was in gracefully valedictory mode, while the Leader of the Opposition behaved like a not very articulate limpet.

Stephen Crabb’s Tory leadership campaign launch speech: full text

“And the blend of qualities I bring are exactly those that are needed if we are to get through the difficult circumstances we are in: resilience, optimism, humility, strength.”

Why Merkel is shielding Britain from vengeful Brussels bureaucrats

But Westminster will have the urgent task of bringing prosperity to the Brexit-voting classes outside London.

Nicky Morgan: Lessons from Loughborough. Why our Party needs moderate, engaged, mainstream leadership

If we walk away from the British people, they won’t follow us as we veer off into an ideological sunset.

WATCH: EU referendum. Cameron – “I am clear that the decision must be accepted.”

“I believe that we should hold fast to a vision of Britain that wants to be respected abroad, tolerant at home and engaged in the world.”

Brexit. Cameron’s statement to the House: full text

“The British people have voted to leave the European Union. It was not the result I wanted – nor the outcome that I believed is best for the country I love. But there can be no doubt about the result.”

The Conservative leadership election should take place as quickly as possible

What must come first is the need to get on with Brexit in an orderly way. That requires a new Prime Minister and Cabinet quickly.

Nick Boles: I’m a moderniser. I backed Remain. And here’s why I believe Johnson should be the next Conservative leader

Many of my closest friends in politics will struggle with the choice I am recommending. But the national interest must come first.

Nadhim Zahawi: I voted Leave. But now we must govern for the 48 per cent as well as the 52 per cent.

Cameron may soon be going, but we must ensure that his legacy is secured, our party should unite, and our work should begin again.

The Conservative leadership contest. Cameron’s plan to stop Johnson.

There is a strong case for appointing a new Party Chairman who is neutral between the contenders.

Andrew Gimson’s Westminster sketch: Sleep deprivation averts triumphalism

The sun is shining, but the news has not yet sunk in.