WATCH: The Queen welcomes Trump to Buckingham Palace

The President visited Westminster Abbey this afternoon and will be present at a state banquet this evening.

WATCH: Trump arrives in the UK

His three day state visit will include a D-Day commemoration event on Wednesday at Southsea.

D-Day and T-Day

The President’s support for Johnson may do the latter no good among voters, but it’s likely to do him no harm among another electorate – Tory activists.

This week’s winner in the Tory leadership contest is…Gove

His announcement on EU nationals – crafted to appeal to liberal Leavers, Remainers and Softer Brexiteers – has perfect pitch in terms of the coalition he is trying to build.

These are the last days of May

As we write, the Prime Minister is expected to make it clear today that she will step down as Conservative leader on June 10.

Ben Roback: The Democrats, gender, diversity, youth – and why Biden (76) may take on Trump (72)

By nominating him, they would be wagering a similar bet to the one they placed in 2016 when Clinton was selected as the safe candidate.

John Redwood: Why populists reject the establishment – and no longer believe what it tells them

Here in Britain, the two main parties are being punished by voters for tearing up their Brexit commitments.

Ben Roback: Democrats risk overplaying their response to the Mueller investigation

Obsessing with a Washington debate about impeachment is a gift to the President, who repeats a far simpler message.

Rachel Wolf: Not much changes when councils change hands. And voters know it.

Good luck to every Conservative standing for election today. Let us hope that in future much more power is devolved to the roles you are competing for.

Nick Hargrave: Why Conservatives must catch the green tide

Onward puts the importance placed on the environment amongst under 35s in roughly the same category as housing and education.

Profile. Nigel Farage – the career politician who denounces career politicians. With abundant energy and brilliant timing.

One wonders whether he feels a kind of disappointed love for the Tories – or for them as he thinks they ought to be.

Iain Dale: The Conservatives treated Widdecombe with disdain. They will pay the price in lost votes next month.

Plus: Creepy Biden, useless TIGs, spineless Tory MPs…and why I’d favour Scottish independence were I fully Scottish.

Ben Roback: Trump’s state visit. Problems abound. But interests – trade, defence, the Special Relationship – endure.

The visit should serve as a timely reminder that the last especially outlasts any individual President or Prime Minister.

Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Lidington gives the impression that on Brexit the Government is becalmed

The Prime Minister’s deputy baffled inquiry with consummate professionalism.

Ben Roback: The White House turns its trading focus to Europe and China

Talks with Brussels appear to have stalled completely over agriculture, but things appear more promising in Beijing.