Roderick Crawford: There can be no role for the European Court in policing an EU trade agreement

Agreeing underlying principles, not getting an extension, is the key to reaching an agreement.

Six months on from last year’s general election, it’s only the LibDems who bang on about Europe

The CBI supports the Government’s timetable and Starmer is keeping his head down. It is quite the turnaround.

Roderick Crawford: Brexit and trade. Here’s a grand bargain to open the way to a final agreement.

Specific governance arrangements can be established in individual areas, and an agreement should sit outside the overarching institutional framework.

Victoria Hewson: Has the Government shelved the Gender Recognition Act Reform?

With the Coronavirus engulfing parliamentary discussions, the legislation looks on hold for now.

Victoria Hewson: The law on gender and trans rights is confused and confusing – the Government must bring clarity

The culture wars over sex and gender are increasingly being played out in the courts, with insufficient regard for coherence or the intentions of legislation.

The behaviours of the civil service

At the heart of the Rutnam row is its reservations not only about how the post-Brexit journey is being negotiated, but about taking it in the first place.

Steve Barclay: Tomorrow we will get Brexit done, and start building a better future for every corner of our United Kingdom

The third piece in our mini-series on the road to Brexit comes from the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.

Would the Withdrawal Agreement be acceptable without the backstop? 2) Barclay’s reply to Redwood

In a letter dated May this year, the Brexit Secretary attempted to assuage concerns about the implications of Theresa May’s deal for the United Kingdom.

Nigel Evans: If the Prime Minister can’t deliver a clean Brexit, she must make way for a successor who will

She should now put her deal to the Commons without the backstop – announce a firm date for her departure.

Robert Halfon: If you don’t like the backstop and you want a Brexit deal done quickly, there’s only one answer: Common Market 2.0

I voted for the Prime Minister’s deal today. But the Commons didn’t – and we now all need a positive alternative.

Theresa May: Why the Commons should vote for this improved Brexit deal today

We have secured legally-binding changes which address MPs’ concerns about the need to protect the UK from being stuck in the backstop against its will.

Howard Flight: The Brexit deal. I suspect we will end up being presented with a last-minute fudge.

Whichever way the Prime Minister eventually goes, she will also continue to run the risk of splitting the Conservative Party.

WATCH: Rees-Mogg says the backstop would keep the ECJ at the apex of British law

“It’s not just the implementation period. It would be for the whole of the backstop, and that would potentially be unlimited.”

Interview: Francois insists that the ERG wants the backstop ditched altogether – not tweaked

“In my personal opinion, Olly Robbins should go to the Tower, in which case he should arrive by river.”

Robert Halfon: Now is the time for Common Market 2.0, and an EFTA-type plan for Brexit

Plus: We must be the Party for social housing as well as home ownership. And: why don’t we trumpet our history of social reform?