Vox Pub in Sidcup: “I think that Boris will get in and Labour will have to have a rethink”.

Voters at this week’s by-election in Old Bexley and Sidcup are angry with the Prime Minister, but do not appear to have settled on anyone better.

Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Free speech is threatened by sanctimony as well as by extremism

The Leader of the Opposition had forgotten that it is his duty to oppose, and sought instead to impose a high moral tone.

“Affection and respect.” The Speaker pays tribute to James Brokenshire.

“One of the most friendly, thoughtful and well-liked members of the House of Commons.”

“Kind”. “Decent”. “Loyal”. “Hard-working”. “Never self-interested”. James Brokenshire dies of cancer at the age of 53.

“Most importantly, he was a loving father to his three children, a devoted husband to Cathy and a faithful friend to so many”.

Ten questions for Johnson’s reshuffle

Among them are: what does he do about economic policy? Who runs Downing Street? And: what about the Home and Foreign Offices?

Hinds’ return to government sends a signal to ex-Ministers. Keep your nose clean and there’s a way back.

Like Brokenshire, who he replaces as Security Minister, he is willing to return to government at a lower rank.

Profile: Priti Patel, who promises to stop asylum seekers crossing the Channel in small boats

It is harder for liberal critics to impute racism, or undue severity, to a Home Secretary who herself belongs to an ethnic minority.

Cardwell is loyal to May and Brokenshire, but does not tell us much about the Prime Minister’s people

This account of three and a half years as a special adviser confirms how trivial and transitory the role can be.

Switching to more unitary authorities and directly elected mayors must be achieved by consent

There can be benefits to democracy – and efficiency from reform. But change must come from below – not be imposed from the top.

Reshuffle 1) The lesson of this PJ Masks shakeup. For Johnson and Cummings, it is truly Do or Die.

We cheer the mission. But government needs more compromise, art, tact and accomodation than campaigning alone allows.

Our survey. Gove is Minister of the Year.

He is one of the few elements of continuity in what has been a turbulent year at the Government’s top table.

Nicholas Boys Smith: New homes and places can and should be beautiful

Yesterday’s announcement of Government’s design guidance is a very welcome step in the right direction.

Gary Porter: Reflections on four years as the voice of local government

When we work with central government, we improve lives and achieve the best results for our communities.

Johnson’s shuffle. If one asks for decisiveness – for an end to drift – don’t complain when it’s delivered.

We have the Government that we should have had then, ready to counter the charge that Vote Leave scurried away from Brexit, rather than manning up to deliver it.

Jane Duncan: Two years from the tragedy at Grenfell Tower, can we promise it won’t happen again?

Without strong baseline regulations there is no clarity for industry or robust protection for the public. Fire safety must be a given, not a lottery.