Daniel Hannan: It’s time to uncork the Gauke

Our party contains multitudes – and should embrace conservatives from across the ideological spectrum.

The former Conservative MPs who have lost the Whip all abstain on the Tory attempt to force an election

Ian Austin and Ivan Lewis, former Labour MPs, both of whom tore into Jeremy Corbyn during the debate, voted with the Government

Ex-Tory MPs split three ways on the question of compelling advisers to publish private correspondence

Seven voted for Grieve’s motion, six voted against, and the remaining eight did not vote.

Johnson’s August 2) Finding support among opposition MPs – or at least trying to – before any no confidence vote

There are now 15 independents, plus the Change UK factions and a smattering of pro-Brexit rebel Labour MPs.

Don Porter: Now is the time for both Hunt and Johnson to pledge more powers for Party members

Here is Conservative Voice’s eight-point programme for a reformed Party Board, Conference and constitutional structure.

Shortlist for the South Cambridgeshire Conservative candidate selection

Boris Johnson’s former Head of Policy, the former Co-Chair of Women for Britain, and a geneticist who manages the Conservative Policy Forum make the final.

Not only is Change UK-TIG unpopular, it is poorly equipped to deal with failure

No strategic judgement, no grassroots depth, no clear command structure, no unifying belief system, and a bunch of fractious personalities make for big trouble.

Where does the Liberal Democrat revival leave Change UK’s cursed campaign?

A lethal combination of strategic incoherence and operational incompetence has seen the Remain wave pass the would-be mould-breakers by.

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.

Iain Dale: Why shouldn’t the Conservatives welcome back the Kippers?

Plus: Farage and my evenings. Edinburgh and my show. Notre Dame, fire, Macron – and recovery? And: Javid’s emotional intelligence.

Iain Dale: Why I believe that the October deadline leaves no time for a second referendum

Plus: I’m still backing Brexit. The Independent Group’s Tory targets. And: it’s a disgrace that public money is being spent on the European elections.

Chloe Westley: Why should MPs get a pay rise when they won’t keep their promises to the people?

There are some brilliant MPs, who go above and beyond. But the majority have hardly covered themselves in glory over Brexit.

Nicky Morgan: Downing Street needs to tell us clearly this week what it wants from the EU

In over six hours of meetings, officials tried to make the tyres fall off the Malthouse Compromise, and couldn’t do so.

WATCH: Duncan Smith on TIG – “The door should be open, I hope they’ll come back”

He points out that there appears to be far from complete agreement amongst the defectors about why they have left or what they stand for.

WATCH: Allen and Berger asked to explain what The Independent Group stands for

Marr tries to probe traditional areas of policy difference between the Tories and Labour, and is told they want to “coalesce around the evidence”.