Building the Blue Wall: North East Derbyshire

The second in our series of pieces on how the 2017 generation of winners from Labour increased their majorities.

How to help hold those new Red Wall seats. Introducing the Midlands and Middlesbrough masterclass.

The Whips and CCHQ should utilise the experience of Bretherton, Bradley, Clarke, Hughes and Rowley – all of whom won Labour seats in 2017.

The election in which the Conservatives finally waved farewell to Thatcher’s ghost

Johnson is a self-described “Brexity Hezza” and now has the chance to mould a Party and country in his own romantic image.

Lee Rowley: Killamarsh Conservatism – the reason North East Derbyshire bucked the trend in last week’s elections

Our approach, and our message, won the backing of communities which have previously only ever voted Labour. It can work elsewhere, too.

The local election aftermath. May and Corbyn are like two spooked children, drawing nearer for comfort as the thunder rages.

Will they now seek to appease turbulent voters by rushing her-deal-plus-the-Customs-Union through the Commons?

Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: May’s enraged backbenchers ask how she can cosy up to Corbyn

The Leader of the Opposition took the chance to do a bit of electioneering by praising Tony Blair’s achievements.

The 75 Conservative MPs who opposed the Prime Minister’s deal

Mostly ERG-aligned Leavers – but roughly ten former Remainers, a core of whom now back a second referendum.

Nicky Morgan: Five questions for MPs this week. But whatever their answers, they should vote for the Withdrawal Agreement.

We can bring the withdrawal phase to a close. And can then get on with thinking about how to, and who should, negotiate the future relationship.

How MPs say they will vote in today’s confidence ballot

We currently have it at 189 declared for May, versus the 31 publicly opposed, and 93 undeclared.

Lee Rowley: The EEA/EFTA ‘safe harbour’ is not the Brexit Britain needs

The idea that we park the difficult challenges for a few years, by remaining in the EU in all but name, is for the birds.

Chloe Westley: Enough talk of tax rises from Tory Ministers. Let’s have tax cuts instead. Or else what are they for?

The Conservatives are not going to win the hearts and minds of the British people by proposing Labour-lite policies. There must be something different on offer.

When think tanks think and when think tanks tank

Onward, FREER, the revitalised CPS. The Tory MPs involved in all these will have to take some risks if they’re to get off the groumd.

Graham and Rowley try to answer the big question “Why are you a Conservative?”

These two MPs have not found, at the first attempt, the sort of language that will appeal to the unconverted. But nor did David Cameron.

Rebecca Lowe: Introducing FREER. For social and economic freedom. And why I’m a part of it.

Working alongside the Conservative MPs Lee Rowley and Luke Graham, we will launch in Westminster this evening.

May’s Men and Women: The Conservative Commons intake of 2017

The Prime Minister failed to boost the fortunes of female candidates, and in other ways there is a shift away from the 2015 intake who came of age under David Cameron.