WATCH: ‘I am not worried about Javid taking my job,’ insists Raab

“You have to look at who’s doing the talking up,” says the Foreign Secretary, when asked about rumours regarding a possible Cabinet reshuffle.

WATCH: Raab – ‘We can’t for the moment meet our target of spending 0.7 per cent’ on aid

“Britain is responding to a health emergency, but also an economic emergency, and every penny of public spending will rightly come under intense scrutiny.”

Brave New World

We fear the worst after Cummings’ departure, but Johnson must now make the best of it. That means a Cabinet shuffle.

Anthony Mangnall: How the Prime Minister can make British overseas aid spending more effective

The election of Joe Biden is a chance to re-commit to our humanitarian obligations – and the One Nation caucus has proposals for how to do so.

This hatchet man in a hurry casts no new light on Johnson, except to show him as a vulnerable child

An excellent book about the Prime Minister has just been published. Unfortunately it is in German.

Ryan Henson and James Rogers: The reformed Foreign Office has a fresh chance to counter China and Russia

It should initiate an “International Prosperity Initiative” – to provide an alternative to the “aid” agendas of authoritarian rivals.

Jude D’Alesio: The Budget must be centred on young people

Lockdown has taken a significant toll on the younger generation, and we need help to make up for lost time.

Andrew Selous: This pandemic has left more people exploited by ruthless traffickers

Tackling the causes of modern slavery must be a top priority for the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Rob Sutton: Dame Barbara Woodward ­– An appointee who can test the limits of British influence at the UN

She has the skill, experience and support to be a key voice as we seek a renewed national identity amidst a decaying rules-based international order.

Damian Green: Here are our One Nation ideas for reviving post-Covid, post-Brexit Britain

In a world that changes as fast as this one, constant intellectual regeneration should be our goal. Our recovery papers are a contribution to that.

Roderick Crawford: We have interests in the rest of Europe, but must be free to run our own foreign policy

Given the EU’s risk levels, its lack of investment in NATO and its poor relations with its neighbours, it is hardly an attractive partner; more of a liability.

Alan Mak: Britain should champion a new Five Eyes critical minerals reserve system

The Coronavirus pandemic has taught us the importance of supply chain security, whether for PPE or critical minerals.

Jonathan Djanogly: Parliament should be able to scrutinise new trade deals properly. But the current arrangements are unfit for purpose.

Before any deals are signed, MPs should get to vote on them – as will be the case with the other parties.

Bob Seely: Abolishing DfID 1) The case for. “Is this the be all and end all? No. But it is a great start.”

Throughout the world, there has been a disconnect between British aid and other elements of our overseas policy.

No, Prime Minister. Overseas aid and foreign policy aren’t “one and the same”

Furthermore, the change creates a brand new cart to put before the horse – that’s to say, the awaited defence and security review.