One, two, three – and now Truss tops our Cabinet League Table for the fourth time

And Williamson’s negative rating halves in the wake of his intervention in the Batley Mohammed cartoons row.

Austen Morgan: Is Buckland letting the judges set the pace on reform?

A contest exists between traditional common lawyers, who believe the constitution exists (in their minds), and modernisers including myself.

Interview with Douglas Ross: Sturgeon is not in the clear, and is part of a “conspiracy against getting out the truth”

The Scottish Conservative leader calls for devolution from Holyrood to local councils, and says he is looking forward to campaigning with Boris Johnson.

Jonathan Simons: Let’s build on the education reforms we worked for – not tear them down

The first in a mini-series of pieces on ConHome this week about schools after Covid.

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Cummings explains why it is safer to be a gambler than a bureaucrat

In order to remain world-leading in science, the PM’s former adviser explained, it is necessary to take risks and cut out bureaucracy.

The red white and blue archipelago: how localism can sustain the Union.

The final part in ConHome’s series this week on the future of the United Kingdom.

The Union policy Lewis wanted, why he left – and how his unit will be replaced by a Cabinet committee

All of this has not gone down well with many backbench Conservative MPs, few of whom would be well-disposed towards a more conciliatory strategy.

Stephen Booth: The challenges awaiting Lord Frost, who will take charge of Europe policy, and joins the Cabinet on Monday

One would suspect that the Government’s primary objective will be to stabilise and bed down the new relationship with Brussels.

Emily Carver: Covid has exposed the flaws in our education system. It’s time for a radical rethink.

It’s disgraceful that somewhere between 15 and 20 per cent of our young people may be “functionally illiterate” when they leave school.

Why was there no reference to Islamist extremism in Johnson’s terror speech?

Perhaps the answer is bound up with China – and our inability to focus on more than a single problem at once.

Iain Dale: Forget the theories about Frost’s appointment. What does it mean for Gove?

Plus: If Sunak wishes to ingratiate himself with small business people, he should scrap the loan charge and IR35.

Downing Street’s reshuffle sees Symonds’ grip tighten

We hope that Finn, Newman and the rest of the new appointees provide a fresh sense of direction and purpose.

Henry Hill: Gove’s challenge – what if the Protocol ends up threatening the peace in Northern Ireland?

The problem with conjuring the threat of republican terrorism to oppose a land border is the signal it sends to their loyalist counterparts.

Sammy Wilson: The Northern Ireland Protocol should be replaced, not repaired

The proposal put forward by the Centre for Brexit Policy meets the EU demand for protection of its Single Market while also protecting the province.

Shifting health policy leftwards?

A move from Ken Clarke to Aneurin Bevan would not only risk harming the NHS, but miss the real target of reform: social care.