Lord Ashcroft: Forty years on since the Falklands War, my new book celebrates the bravery of our Armed Forces

Soldiers, sailors, airmen and their support staff all showed huge courage – and under the most difficult conditions 8,000 miles from home.

AUKUS and the Indo-Pacific. A tilt to it, yes. A lunge, no.

Putin’s Russia is closer to home – remember the Salisbury attack – and Islamist extremism is already here.

Johnson, Sunak, tax and spending. The former strains to soar skywards. The latter keeps tugging him back to earth.

Conservative governments can raise tax rates temporarily as part of a clear plan – which wasn’t the case with last week’s announcement.

Ashcroft goes in search of the real Starmer

This biography will be found invaluable by anyone seeking to work out what kind of a person the Labour Leader is.

WATCH: Red Knight – Lord Ashcroft launches his new biography of Keir Starmer

Our proprietor answers questions about his new book at a launch event yesterday evening.

Sarah Ingham: The NHS failed the nation during the pandemic. Awarding it the George Cross was a mistake.

Furthermore, by allowing the Queen to do this, the Government has dragged the monarch into the political murk.

After three by-elections and before tomorrow’s Covid announcement, here are five big challenges for Johnson

The further the act of leaving the EU recedes, the more 2019’s Tory voters will move on – as two recent by-elections reminded us.

Ian Michler: A crucial moment in the campaign against lions being bred for slaughter

I felt a rush of mixed emotions, including disbelief. But then came the realisation that Creecy’s announcement was a significant shift in thinking.

Defence and security. Having tilted towards the Indo-Pacific, we need a tilt back to Europe

Wallace has done well to win an exceptional defence settlement, but it may not be enough to fund all the Integrated Review’s ambitions.

Britain’s music industry, the EU, the UK – and an early entry for Frost’s inbox

He is well-placed to knock on the doors of individual member states, as the Government and the Union lock horns over free movement.

The fullest account yet written of Sunak the rising star

Tories will read the story of his ascent to high office with enormous pleasure – for it amounts to a vindication of the United Kingdom.

WATCH: The launch of Lord Ashcroft’s new biography of Rishi Sunak – Going for Broke

ConservativeHome’s proprietor is interviewed by Paul Goodman about the Chancellor’s rise, his story, his values – and his future.

Please join Lord Ashcroft this week for the launch of his biography of Rishi Sunak

Please register for your free ticket for Thursday evening’s event via the link in the article above.

This is a morning on which to celebrate unifying, popular, national leadership

We refer of course to Rishi Sunak. Please join Lord Ashcroft this Thursday for the launch of his biography of the Chancellor – link enclosed.

Henry Smith: Britain must show international leadership on wildlife and the environment

This isn’t just a green issue: cruel animal exploitation is seriously increasing the risk of future diseases jumping the species gap.