Jenrick, King of Liverpool?

Max Caller, the inspector who brought change to Tower Hamlets, has been sent in to the city. The Government could take control.

King of the North?

Rob Stark meets a bloody end in Game of Thrones. But he won every battle he fought first – and the Greater Manchester Mayor is following his example.

Iain Dale: Johnson is in a position to win an election – and may not get another chance to do so for quite some time

Plus: I have the right to speak my mind about Liverpool. Plus: am I a true Conservative?

Greg Clark MP: The Chancellor, Warwickshire’s Izzi Seccombe, Coventry’s Ann Lucas – and the benefits of working together

The Chancellor praised senior Labour councillors on Monday. Conservative Warwickshire and Labour Coventry are also showing the benefits of working together.