Selections. How activists find themselves crushed by the attritional, grinding juggernaut of the Party machine.

CCHQ itself is also a victim of what it has helped to create. Here’s a way forward that should be acceptable to all.

Matt Kilcoyne: The Conservative manifesto. Wooing Labour heartlands with socialist policy is a doomed strategy.

The first piece of a series this week about what the Conservative Manifesto should look like.

Cabinet League Table: Johnson takes the gold – with Javid in second place

Not a good month for the Foreign Secretary, who slips from third place to eighth. But this is probably just due to the rising popularity of others.

Javid keeps the gold but Johnson and Rees-Mogg fail to medal in our Cabinet League Table

Brexiteers retain their stranglehold on the top of the chart, but there is a general downward drift. Is it a foretaste of what might happen if we fail to leave the EU next month?

McVey makes wider home ownership central to the Tory mission again

The message is welcome after the defeatism of her predecessors. But radical measures are needed to free up supply and get attractive new development.

Transparency on developer contributions is welcome

This is a return to the agenda of Eric Pickles. It should help show the community benefits of new housing.

Javid, Johnson, and Rees-Mogg hold their podium slots in our Cabinet League Table

The data for this was collected before the Government’s string of Commons defeats – next month’s may look rather different.

Javid pips Johnson and Rees-Mogg to the top of the podium in our first Cabinet League Table of the new Government

Meanwhile Ruth Davidson, so often one of the highest-scoring politicians, is at the bottom of the chart after her row with Johnson and strong line against No Deal.

Full list of Cabinet appointments

A rolling list of all the senior members of the new Government. As we write, we have the Cabinet list plus those entitled to attend.

Johnson’s reshuffle. Live Blog. Seven of his leadership rivals get jobs. Rees-Mogg in as Leader of the House.

We can now see the new Government taking shape, after a dramatic bout of sackings and new appointments at the top.

Patrick Spencer: Some advice for the new Conservative leader. Stick to these three ideas to boost productivity.

The new Chancellor should stick to the basics of cutting taxes, spending more on education and rebalancing growth outside of London.

Tom Tugendhat: The last two men left standing in this contest must resist the temptation to slug it out

While there is no shortage of ideas, there has been a shortage of leadership. We need a Prime Minister who will take us through Brexit and confront the challenges beyond.

Clark Vasey: Only Johnson can deliver Blue Collar Conservatism

He is the only candidate who can further the work of the project to which Esther McVey and I are so committed.

Iain Dale: If you’re coming to a hustings I’m chairing, draft an original question – and I’ll try to call you.

Plus: How I was booed in Birmingham. On to Nottingham…via Exeter. And: who would I vote for, if I had a vote?

Who’s supporting whom: David Jeffery’s calculations. 5) Meaningful Vote decisions.

From the blog of the University of Liverpool academic: his detailed breakdown of the contest.