Next Tory Leader run-offs. 8) Raab 52 per cent, Gove 36 per cent.

We scarcely need to make the point again.  Our Party members’ panel is backing the candidate, in any run-off, least associated with the Prime Minister’s policy.

Next Tory Leader run-offs. 7) Johnson 61 per cent, Javid 30 per cent.

This completes a disappointing set of results for Javid, who beat Gove for top slot when we held run-offs last summer.

Next Tory Leader run-offs. 6) Raab 57 per cent, Javid 30 per cent.

A pattern is emerging whereby the contender least associated with the Government gets more support than the other.

Next Tory Leader run-offs. 5) Gove 44 per cent, Javid 31 per cent.

Again, note that neither candidate has over half the total.  Over one in five of our Party member panel respondents would abstain.

Next Tory Leader run-offs. 3) Raab 60 per cent, Hunt 30 per cent.

The abstention rate plummets to under ten per cent once a non-Cabinet member who voted Leave in 2016 is offered to the panel.

Instability versus inflexibility – and the case for changing the Conservative leadership challenge rules

The easiest course for 1922 Executive Committtee members to take is to put a decision off. Here’s why that should be avoided.

Aitken on the meaning of Easter: “We can all have second chances, little resurrections in our lives.”

The former Cabinet minister, who went to prison for perjury, explains why, as a prison chaplain, he is happier than he has ever been.

Henry Hill: Hunt urges May to repair relations with DUP as leadership hopefuls woo Ulster allies

Also: Dugdale wins lawsuit against cybernat blogger; devolution row as English hospitals shut out Welsh patients over funding; and a week in SNP bad news.

Iain Dale: Something has changed this week. Since May announced talks with Corbyn. I can smell it.

Plus: What would it take to get the Cabinet leavers to resign? Clarke’s Maastricht Treaty Customs Union moment. And: in defence of Robbie Gibb.

Henry Hill: DUP attack decision to ‘contract out’ Brexit to Corbyn

Also: May cites absurd fears about ‘direct rule’ to justify abandonment of No Deal; Tory rebels wooed separatist votes; and polls open in Newport West.

Next Tory Leader. It’s Johnson first, Raab second and Gove third in our first survey since May’s pledge to quit.

Next time round, we will try run-offs between some of the main candidates, which are a bit ovedue.

WATCH: Raab – Voting for Withdrawal Agreement “responsible thing for all sides to do”

The former Brexit Secretary argues that this is the responsible thing to do to avoid a no-deal exit and ensure the UK leaves the EU.

They’re off! (Well, perhaps.) Twelve questions for leadership candidates.

Such as: do you see Brexit as a help or a hindrance – and what’s your vision for our post-Leave country?

Our view of May’s deal

Hers or Letwins? That’s what the choice is narrowing down to. From the point of view of trust in politics, how MPs vote will now make little difference – if any.

Would May agree to go quickly to get her deal through? She may yet hint at it. But watch the small print.

The idea might suit the leadership aspirations of some potential successors. But wishful thinking and stubborn reality don’t mix – at least not in this case.